Students learn the fundamentals of light and shade and perspective. They steadily acquire the skills required to draw and paint the human figure or the landscape. The introductory drawing course will give you the confidence and the methods to produce impressive drawings. It provides a good experience for someone with no background in art, and a solid foundation for the student who wants to go on to advanced studio classes. The figure drawing class teaches anatomy and provides a firm grounding for drawing and painting the human form.
Color is the main challenge in the oil painting and pastel courses.
Indoor topics like the nude, self-portraiture and still life occupy most of the class time. When the weather is warm, we venture outside to paint the landscape on site. Senior art majors spend their final spring terms at Centre producing a group of works to be exhibited in the department gallery. The senior shows are of great interest to students, staff and faculty across the campus. The work displayed there represents the culmination of years of inspired and disciplined study.