This course is designed to expand on the formal introduction in Introduction to Painting and/or Introduction to Watercolor, students will further refine observational, technical and critical skills. Projects will negotiate challenges with a view toward increasing two dimensional complexity and advancing technique as well as concept. An academic studio approach will be used with the emphasis on adept handling of water-based painting media and methods, applied color theory, and continued development of solid drawing skills.
Abstraction and mark making will be discussed and applied as students begin to develop a personal painterly vocabulary. A high level of consistency is expected for both in and out of class assignments. Students will explore painters from Historical tradition and those of Modern and Contemporary realms.
Prerequisites
VRTS120C Introduction to Painting or VRTS121C Introduction to Watercolor.
Learning Outcomes
- Explore issues of image development and placement through master painter copies, and preliminary drawing studies to the finished paintings.
- Develop an accomplished portfolio of paintings that reflect expertise in issues of craft, color translation, and composition.
- Expand knowledge of art historical traditions of painting to that of contemporary realms with respect to still life, portrait, figure, and landscape.
- Use color theory and design vocabulary to critique artwork objectively.
