This technique, combining both oil and watercolor techniques, offers a spontaneity that appeals to artists who seek a painterly quality in printmaking. Mr. Olsen will demonstrate several innovative approaches to computer generated prints using intaglio, litho, and relief processes. Experimentation at all levels will be encouraged. Students may utilize the local architecture, art, cityscape and landscape of Florence and its environs as subject matter for their imagery. The teaching of this course will consist primarily of demonstrations, individual critiques, and group critiques.
Some demonstrations are highly technical and deal with the intricacies of specific procedures.
Others will employ a variety of materials to create imagery in an intuitive manner. Always stressed will be the balance that must exist between spontaneity and discipline. This course will draw upon the extraordinary richness of the city of Florence by having students use on-site drawing and photography to develop their visual ideas. The course will be divided evenly between photography and drawing and students will be encouraged to develop parallel ideas in both media. Emphasis will be placed on developing individual students' ideas and visual responses.