Calendar

22- Aug:

Introduction

21 – Aug:

Last Drop/Add/Swap class

29-Aug:

Materials acquiring due

Introducing Project #1: Tonal Balance

Work on Project #1

Demonstration: preparing surfaces: paper un-mounted canvas and canvas on board

Demonstration: tonal value, sense of light, monochrome, alla prima.

5-Sep:

Work on Project #1

Introducing first written assignment: Modernism

Computer lab: blog orientation

Materials given: "Still Life" from "Hawthorn On Painting"

10-Sep:

First written project due online at 5:00 p.m.

12-Sep:

View Finder Exercise: arranging still life, composition, class feedback

Demonstration: measuring angles

Work on Project #1, class feedback

Slide presentation: The sense of light in traditional painting

Discussion on first written assignment

Announcements:

Project #1 'monochromatic still life' is due next class.

We will have four sessions with models towards the second half of the class. Dates will be announced later.

19-Sep:

View finder exercise: space, interiors.

Introductory exercise to Project #2: from lines and tones to colors.

Introducing Project #2: Color - explanations of materials for color.

Project#1 due: Class Critique

21- Sep:

Grades for Modernism assignment sent to emails.

26-Sep:

Due: Color pallet

Demonstration: color mixing, handling of the pallet and paint.

Exercise: color mixing

Work on project #2

3-Oct:

Work on project #2: color.

Grades for Studio Project #1 received in class

10-Oct:

Work on project #2

Demonstration: glazes, scrumble and impasto over alla prima

Slide presentation/museum: The use of temperature in traditional painting

17-Oct:

Work on project #2

Introducing second written assignment: Duchamp and Warhol

24-Oct:

Project #2 due: class critique

Discussion on second written assignment

Introducing Project #3: Figure Painting with A Model.

Model: Bobby

Work on project #3

31-Oct:

Model: Kristina

Work on project #3

Demonstration: texture

Slide presentation: use of color

Discussion on second written assignment

5-Nov

Second Written assignment due online at 5:00 p.m.

7-Nov:

Model: Patricia

Work on project #3

Discussion on second written assignment

Slide Presentation: introducing project #4 and third written assignment: Personal Project

announcement: Work for show due next week

14-Nov:

Model: Gloria

Work on project #3

Project #3 due: class critique

Work for show due

21-Nov:

Work on project #4

Slide presentation: Subject matters in contemporary art

26-Nov:

Third written assignment due online at 5:00 p.m.

28-Nov:

In Progress class feedback and discussion for project #4

Work on project #4

5-Dec:

Project #4 due: Presentation of project, Final critique

class cleanup

6 – Dec:

Instruction Ends

13 – Dec:

Semester Ends

18 – Dec

Final Grades Available

21-Dec to 1-Jan: Office closed, Christmas break