Nature Exploration of natural subject matter through observation and aesthetically selective description. Emphasis on light, composition, form, surface, space, and environment. Use of skulls, shells, birds, animals, live crabs, landscape and flora. Field trips to zoos, conservatory, and gardens. Slides of contemporary naturalists and old masters, i.e. Redoute, Ehret, Audubon and Fuertes.
Homework is individually developed projects broader than class study.
All black and white materials used. Watercolor optional but encouraged. Fall and Spring. Exploration of relationships between line and mass, observation and experimentation. Drawing through Movies Outstanding movies are viewed weekly and discussed for their visual and thematic content.