Materials and Methods
This course covers the 'how' and 'why' of preparing supports and surfaces, making and applying paint, and constructing paintings in a technically sound way with hand-made traditional western and eastern painting materials. Lectures, demonstrations, museum visits, reading, and student research will complement the hands-on studio experience of painting. Open to anyone with an interest in painting, this class could be beneficial if you are just beginning to paint or if you are already experienced and would like more precise information and a greater practical understanding.
Painting 2
This studio course covers the basic technical and aesthetic issues of painting with an emphasis on the physical, compositional and conceptual components of pictorial invention and image-making. Assignments will be enhanced by readings and critiques to support the development and articulation of an inventive individual approach to the painting discipline in preparation for advanced level work. Exposure to historical and contemporary art through artist talks, slide presentations, and museum and gallery visits.
- Instructor: Karla Wozniak