Figurative Expression and You: A Breakthrough Workshop in Claiming your Artistic Voice with Laura Shabott

The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:

Figurative Expression and You: A Breakthrough Workshop in Claiming your Artistic Voice with Laura Shabott

2-Day Workshop, Saturday, October 5, and Sunday, October 6, from 10:00-3:00 pm each day.

Member $165 / Non-Member $180.

In this course designed by artist/teacher Laura Shabott, you will learn to make figurative expressive drawings, paintings and collages. Each day begins with a lecture/discussion about the Figurative Expressionists who studied with Hans Hofmann - Jan Mueller, Robert Henry, Selina Trieff, and others. Then, the class moves to the easel/table when the model arrives. Guided prompts will ground each artist in Hofmann’s theory of push/pull and how shape, form, color and composition work on a two dimensional surface.

We begin with gesture drawings and move onto collage and/or painting each day. Insightful, affirming critiques in this process-based course are designed to strengthen each artists’ voice and ability to make paintings that are accomplished and exciting.

People of all levels of experience are welcome.

Supply list (Please email laura@laurashabott.com with questions):

DRAWING:

• 18 x 24 inches sketchpad of 25 sheets.
• Charcoal in vine or chunk form, white conte crayon or compressed      charcoal.
• Kneaded erasers
• Chamois cloth, cotton rags and 3-inch hardware store brush      (inexpensive).

PAINTING:

• Acrylic OR oil paint, water mixable oil paint, walnut oil paint, pigment sticks in primary colors – yellow, blue, red, black and white.
• You can get an introductory package of walnut oil paint on Amazon. Link here: https://www.amazon.com/M-Graham-5-Color-Walnut-1-25-Ounce/dp/B009AW48XE
• If using acrylic, try Golden Retarder, or Liquitex Sta-Dry Fluid Retarder, and a spray bottle for water.
• If using oil, bring only Gamsol to clean your brushes, along with rags and glass jars.
• 6-10 canvases, or canvas pads, or oil paper, or cardboard measuring no smaller than 18 x 24 and no larger than 30 x 40 inches. Gesso treated cotton duck stretched canvas preferred.
• A few old paintings to paint over
• Hand Wipes
• Brushes: Three new brushes: one very large, like a Simply Simmons XL Stiff Synthetic Brush Flat Size 30. Don’t spend a lot of money but do buy      something you wouldn’t normally use.
• Palette: paper, glass or a portable palette.
• Scrapers, old kitchen utensils, bubble wrap.
• Bring FREE unexpected materials to apply paint to the canvas.

COLLAGE:

• Surfaces that can handle glues, papers, layers. You can use gessoed cardboard, canvas pads, and thick paper (120lb. +), masonite, or wood panels measuring 18 x 24 inches or larger. You have a table measuring 7 feet by 2 feet and an easel to go wild.
• Discarded drawings, fabric, pre-painted paper, magazines, fancy papers
• Glues: stick, Elmers, Neutral PH glue like Lineco.
• Foam Brushes from the hardware store.
• Breyers for pressing materials to the surface
• Stencils

American artist Laura Shabott makes paintings, drawings and collage that respond to the human form with boldness, strength, and originality. She is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at TUFTS. Represented by Berta Walker Gallery, her art is in the permanent collection of PAAM, Provincetown. She is a 2023 recipient of the inaugural AFCC Creative Exchange Capacity Building Grant in partnership with MassMOCA's Assets4Artists. www.laurashabott.com

The Cape Cod Museum of Art is committed to making Art accessible to everyone in the Cape Cod Community. The Museum School Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to qualified, year-round Cape Cod residents ages 6 and up. Click here to apply.

Cancellation policy: CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.