Course offers opportunities for drawing from the figure, objects, and landscape. A course in creative painting for beginners. Introduces students to the basic principles of painting. Areas that are broadly covered include color, composition, form, light, texture, and spacial organization. Students expand their awareness and gain in confidence as competence in these areas gradually develops.
Paintings start out on paper using the still life set up.
By mid-semester traditional stretched canvases are being used. Emphasis will be balanced between gaining technical experience in traditional materials and forming ideas for and about sculpture. Introduction to Drawing or Painting recommended. All methods are described and the student is given experience in ten or more processes. Although the introductory nature of this course results in a rather cursory treatment of these methods, opportunity is given to develop several processes in depth.