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

Push Pull Figure Drawing and Painting: Theory and Inspiration from Hans Hofmann and His Students with Laura Shabott 

1-Day Workshop, Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 10:00-2:00 pm.

Member $80 / Non-Member $95; includes model fee.

Why is the foundation of modern art, Hans Hofmann’s theory of push/pull, so engaging? This theory is the foundation of Abstract Expressionism and modern abstraction taught during Hofmann's seminal school in Provincetown from 1935 to 1958.

We will create many charcoal drawings that respond to this natural law while learning about mark making and composition as it relates to the two-dimensional surface. Through guided exercises, mindful critique with a model as your subject, you will experience first-hand Hofmann’s search for the real as it relates to you.

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:

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

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

Image credit: Shabott, Collage Series no. 3, 2023, Original Figure Drawings, Thread and Paint on Lines, 32 x 38 inches, courtesy of Berta Walker Gallery.