The unique, generous facilities provide opportunity for exploration of all media in studio art. Painting I 4 Credits. Every semester An introduction to oil painting. Projects focus on a variety of attitudes toward making paintings. Some of the assignments use the model of direct observation, while others involve transformation and abstraction from a given motif.
Color is examined in relationship to observed hue, value, and intensity.
Painting II 4 Credits. Spring Focuses on further developing students' ability to paint from direct observation. Emphasis is placed on the effect of light and color on objects in a shallow space, translating what is observed onto a 2-D surface. Painting III 4 Credits. The human figure is studied in relation to changing environments and contexts.