Painting Syllabus

Painting—AR261/262/263—Spring 2013

Professor Julia Healy

http://paintingatqcc.blogspot.com

    

2 Credit Hours

Course Description

Introduction: This course will explores painting at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.  Students will be divided into groups and will work on assignments or continue pursuing their individual directions.  Some basic instruction on learning "to see" will be given to beginners, as necessary. Beginners will develop skills in using form, tone, color and composition. Subjects will include still life, landscape and the figure. Presentations on historic and contemporary artists will supplement the topics covered, as well as a self-guided visit to a museum,  We will have ongoing individual critiques, as well as group critiques and written self-reflections on completed works.

If you are an intermediate or advanced student, you should bring in examples of previous work, as well as ideas you wish to work on. It is always best to work from real life, but you may work from your own photographs.  Do not work from reproductions, calendars or magazine illustrations if at all possible.

We have monies for a live model for 2 weeks and we will be scheduling one for two weeks in April.

    

Summary of Main Topics Covered

Art History overviews of the still life, the landscape, and the nude

The tools and materials of painting

Mixing paint

Tonal gradations

Learning to see

Blending

Foreground

Background

Composition

Shadows

The still life

Using color

The color wheel

Painting the landscape

Painting the nude figure

Originality in subject matter

QCC General Education Objectives and Curricular Objectives Addressed by the Course

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students will:

·      Employ techniques of mixing and blending color

·      Create the effects of three-dimensional forms with shadow and light

·      Observe and arrange still life objects, the figure and landscapes into a strong

   composition of forms and shapes

·      Analyze personal work through critique and feedback from classmates and

   instructor

·      Examine works by other artists that relate to their process

·      Identify elements and principles of design in the world around them and translate

   these into paintings

·      Create six paintings (3 still lives, one landscape and one figure), as well as one

   final project

Attendance and Lateness: Attendance is mandatory and essential to your performance.  There is no substitute for working and participating in class. Three absences are grounds for a failing grade.

    

Please be on time. Class begins promptly at 6:10 p.m. Two tardies will be counted as one absence.  If you will have an ongoing scheduling conflict, please discuss it with me at the beginning of the semester. Note that parking is always an issue, so allow time to find a space or take public transportation.

As a student in this course, it is your responsibility to make certain you obtain information covered, should you miss a session. Previously-absent students must come to the following class with all of the appropriate work due for that class.

    

Grading: Individual grades will be given for each painting and averaged to make up 60% of your grade.  Class participation/attendance and your written assignments/reflections will count for another 20%. Your final project will count for 20% of your grade.

261 Sample Rubrics for each painting:

To receive a D, make a painting as assigned

To receive a C, make a painting as assigned and show that you can make it            

            three-dimensional using light and dark

To receive a B, make a painting as assigned, show that you can create a three-            dimensional effect using light and dark and show that you understand how to mix             and blend color

To receive an A, make a painting as assigned, show that you can create a 3D effect             using light and dark, show that you understand how to mix and blend color and             show that you can create texture and surface and are developing your own style

Required Supplies and Attire: See attached sheet. Materials and supplies for this class are expensive, but there is no textbook to buy!  We will discuss how to approach buying the materials the first class. You must come prepared to work every week, with all the materials you need. Do not expect other students to lend you paint, brushes and canvases!!! Be sure to bring a smock or wear painting clothes, as this can be a messy class.

    

Jan. 28           Introduction & Syllabus--Class Project

Feb. 4            Introduction to the Still Life: Tonal Still Life (Painting #1)

                      Bring canvas, a canvaspad or canvasboard  (14 x 18" or so), rags, black and                                   white paint, turpenoid, several brushes, jar for turp, palette, brush cleaner

                      brush cleaner, and lots of rags!

Feb. 11          Tonal Still Life (Painting #1)—Supplies as above. If you finish your tonal    

                     piece be prepared to work on a new piece.

Feb. 18        No Monday Class

Feb. 20       (Wednesday) Museum Trip Time, Reflection Sheet due April 22.           

Feb. 27        Painting #1 Critique. Begin Apples (Painting #2) Bring small canvas or                                             canvasboard no bigger than 9 x 12", pencil, eraser, palette, brushes, rags,                                             turpenoid, brush cleaner and all your colors  

Mar. 4        Apples continued and completed

Mar. 11      Critique on Apples. Start Landscape painting (Painting # 3) Bring clear photo or image of landscape to  paint, canvas or canvasboard at least 14 x 18", pencil, eraser, palette, brushes, rags, turpenoid, brush cleaner and all your colors

Mar. 18       Landscape painting continued.

Mar. 25 & April 1--NO CLASSES           

April 8       Critique on Landscapes. Mannikins Paintings (Painting #4). Bring 3 or 4 inexpensive supports, such as canvas boards or canvas pads. We will be making studies of mannikins to prepare us for our nude paintings.

Apr. 15      Begin Nude (Painting #5)— Nude (Painting #5) Bring canvas or canvasboard at least 14 x 18", palette, brushes, rags, turpenoid, brush cleaner and all of your colors

Apr. 22      Painting #5 continued.

                                 

Apr. 29      Begin Final Project (Painting #6) Bring canvas or canvasboard at least 14 x 18", pencil, eraser, palette, — brushes, rags, turpenoid, brush cleaner and all your colors plus anything you will need as source material to paint: photos, flowers, vases, bottles, fruit, vegetables, etc.

           

 May 6       Final Project Continued

May 13     Last Critique—Bring Nude and Final Project, as well as any of your previous 

                 Paintings you may wish to show.

Academic Integrity

The college has an academic integrity policy and program. Students should be aware of the academic integrity policy as described in the Queensborough Community College Catalog and provided here: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/Governance/AcademicSenate/COAI/Docs/Academic_Integrity_Document.pdf

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

“As stated in the current college catalog, any student who needs specific accommodations based on the impact of a disability should register with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to be eligible for accommodations, which are determined on an individual basis. The SSD office is located in the Science Building, room S-132 (718-631-6257). Students should also contact their instructor privately to discuss their specific needs."