Figuratively Speaking

Artist Michael Mentler is an instructor at the Society for the Figurative Arts. Sounds like a place where you'd learn the finer points of doing really good-looking long division, right? It's not. It's all about learning to draw figures—something the artist does remarkably well. That's reflected in his recent exhibit,...

By Andrea Grimes

November 2, 2006

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Artist Michael Mentler is an instructor at the Society for the Figurative Arts. Sounds like a place where you'd learn the finer points of doing really good-looking long division, right? It's not. It's all about learning to draw figures—something the artist does remarkably well. That's reflected in his recent exhibit, Transformations, now showing at the Norwood Flynn Gallery, 3318 Shorecrest Drive. Both strongly anatomical and colorful without being creepy, Mentler's work will be on display through November 11. Admission is free; the exhibit is open from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Appointments are also available. Call 214-351-3318.
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