Survey of stylistic properties, form, type characteristics, and technological innovations of domestic, public, and commercial buildings in America from the Colonial Period to the Civil War. Structures are examined as both artifacts and symbols of the cultural context in which they were created. A survey of the stylistic properties, form and type characteristics, technological innovations, and urbanistic patterns of domestic, public, and commercial buildings in America from the Civil War to the present. Structures are considered as both artifacts and symbols of the cultural context in which they were created. Introduction to the elements and principles of composition and color.
Students work in the studio and outdoors creating still lifes, portraits, and landscapes.
An exploration of painting at a more advanced level to develop technical skills with media in order to understand the conceptual aspects of both traditional and more contemporary approaches using still life, human figure, and landscape. The goal for the student is to produce a body of work with a consistent personal direction. Pencil, ink, watercolor, oils, or pastels are used to develop awareness of the rich imagery of the landscape and a capacity to express that awareness in a uniquely personal visual image. A study of the fundamentals of portraiture. A study of the arts that flourished in Italy between 1250 and 1590.