Painting

INTRO TO PAINTING
Introduction to Painting is designed for beginning painting students with experience in drawing techniques. This class is devoted to observational painting, and nearly all of the assignments and exercises are working from life.  The course is designed to be sequential in that we begin with the fundamentals and build on these skills throughout the year. The emphasis is on process, not product. Exercises in class include color theory via color mixing, underpainting, value studies, and painting from a still life.

ADVANCED PAINTING
Students will apply their technical knowledge of drawing and painting learned in the introductory courses to create more sophisticated and thoughtful works of art.  Each year, students work through benchmark assignments, including portraiture, figure painting, landscape, still life, and interior and exterior spaces. Students have the opportunity to work from observation as well as from their imagination, and materials include acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. For the repeat student in junior or senior year, there is an opportunity to create work for the college portfolio. In addition, every student will research an artist or art movement and create a presentation. In the advanced courses, there is an equal emphasis on the process of making work as well as the final product.