By moving through the structured sequence of courses in painting a student acquires and develops a heightened ability to see. The student also becomes familiar and develops confidence with painting as a medium of self expression. The understanding of the varied processes utilized in painting further enhances the use of paint as a visual language. Students soon begin to realize the interaction between subject matter, paint, and creative expression. The studio boasts ceilings 20 feet high with a tremendous source of natural light coming from the glassed north wall.
Students concentrating in painting have access to small private studio spaces.
The ability to have these private spaces and the intensity of Mary and Frank have really enfluenced me as a student. They have forced me to be very critical of my work and push open the envelope of painting as a discipline. It offers me the potential to study the human body, light, and form, as it relates to the canvas.