Color, Composition and Contrast: Painting the Model Abstractly with Laura Shabott
SOLD OUT! April 26, + April 27, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. This two-day intensive will focus on compositional structure, color relationships, qualities of line and the power of shapes as they relate to a model.
Apr 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Ln, Dennis, MA 02638, USA
About
The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:
Color, Composition and Contrast: Painting the Model Abstractly with Laura Shabott
2-Day Workshop, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, from 10:00-3:00 pm.
Member $165 / Non-Member $180; includes model fee.
The human figure as subject matter has been painted, drawn and sculpted by humans since prehistory. This two-day intensive will focus on compositional structure, color relationships, qualities of line and the power of shapes as they relate to a model. Artists will learn how and why to incorporate Hofmann’s push/pull theory into their own work and gain confidence in how to approach the blank paper or canvas.
Over two consecutive days, we begin with an artist presentation, and move to drawing with charcoal on paper, then make paintings. Through guided exercises, mindful critiques and like minded artists, we will deepen our experience of art making in a safe environment. Our goal is to understand what good painting is and to create ways to be truly present in our own art.
We have scholarships!
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.
Materials List
Please use what you have first for charcoal and acrylic pens
Bring lunch for an included break.
Download the materials list below:
Provincetown artist Laura Shabott makes paintings, drawings and collage that respond to the human form with boldness, strength, and originality. A graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at TUFTS, she has been teaching figure drawing and painting at our museum school for six years. Represented by Berta Walker Gallery, Shabott will have a CCMoA solo show YOU ONLY GET ONE BODY at the Cape Cod Museum of Art from October 9, 2025, to January 25, 2026. https://bertawalker.com/artist/laura-shabott
Cancellation policy: CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.
Image credit: Image: Laura Shabott, In the Drawing Room no.2, 2020, oil on wood, 12 x 12 inches collection David Henry Perry