Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Bring Reflection Writing and...
...be prepared for a critique at 6:10 p.m. We will then start our colorful still lifes, so bring a canvas, colored paints and the usual supplies.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Syllabus for Spring 2015
Painting—Arts 161 L1—Spring 2015
Tuesdays; 6:10 p.m.-9:50 p.m.; Studio 104,
Building C
Office Hour: Tuesday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Professor Julia Healy
Jhealy@qcc.cuny.edu
Course Descriptions: Arts 161: Basic elements of oil or acrylic painting,
designed for acquisition of skill and technique in the medium. Experiences in
realism, abstraction and non-objectivity.
Introduction: This course will explore painting at the beginning level. Students will receive basic instruction
on learning "to see" and develop skills in using form, tone, color
and composition. Subjects will include still life, landscape, the figure and a self-portrait.
Occasional 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 and writing assignments over the course of the semester.
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 five paintings, including one final
project
·
Develop our thinking and writing skills through
personal reflections and aesthetic
inquiry
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.
Make-Up Policy: As a student in this
course, it is your responsibility to make certain you obtain information
covered, should you miss a session. This syllabus and our blog have the
information you need to know what we are working on and what it due.
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 of the four first paintings
and averaged to make up 50% of your grade. Class participation/attendance will count as 20% and your
written assignments/reflections will count for another 10%. Your final project
will count for 20% of your grade. Two unexcused.absences will lower your grade
by one letter grade. (From a B to a C,
for, instance.)
Sample Rubrics for Fruit Still Life
painting:
To
receive a D, make a painting as assigned from observation
To
receive a C, make a painting as assigned from observation and show that you can
make it three-dimensional using light and dark colors
To
receive a B, make a painting as assigned, from observation, show that you can
create a three-dimensional effect using light and dark and show that you
understand how to mix and blend colors for shading and use composition to good
effect
To
receive an A, make a painting as assigned from observation, show that you can
create a three-dimensional effect using light and dark, show that you
understand how to mix and blend color and show that you can create texture and
surface qualities, understand and employ thoughtful composition, background,
middle ground and foreground, while, at the same time, you are also developing
your own style
Supplies:
See
below. Materials and supplies for this class are not inexpensive but if you
take care of them, they will last a long time. 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!!!
Writing Help: You may want to refer
to a very helpful website operated by Purdue University: http://owl.english.edu
The
format to use is the MLA one and they have many resources available to help you
make your writing better.
Sessions:
Feb.
3 Introduction
& Syllabus-
Feb.
10 Introduction
to the Still Life: Class Project and Tonal Still Life (Painting #1)
Bring canvas or canvas board (12 x 16" or so), rags, black and
white paint, turpenoid, 3 bright brushes of different sizes and other brushes
as desired, jar for turp, palette, brush cleaner and lots of rags!
Feb. 17 Finish
Tonal Painting (#1) Have another support available to work on a free-choice, if
you finish early. Reflection/Writing
sheet handed out and due next week.
Feb.
24 Painting
#1 Critique at 6:10 p.m. Introduction to Color. Begin Fruit Still Life (Painting #2) Bring small canvas or canvas board no bigger than 9 x 12",
palette, brushes, rags, turpenoid, brush cleaner and all your colors.
Mar.
3 Fruit Still
Life.(Painting #2), continued and completed. Be prepared to work. Reflection/Writing
sheet handed out and due next week. Bring a landscape photo to paint next week.
Mar.
10 Critique
on Fruit Still Life (Painting #2)
at 6:10 p.m..
Landscape
Painting (Painting # 3) Bring canvas or
canvas board at least 14 x 18", palette, brushes, rags, turpenoid, brush
cleaner and all your colors.
Mar.
17 Landscape
(Painting #3), continued and finished. Reflection/Writing sheet handed out and due next week.
Mar.
24 Critique
on Painting #3 at 6:10 p.m. Begin Painting #4 Nude Figure. Bring a canvas or canvasboard at least 14
x 18” and the usual supplies.
Mar.
31 No Class—Museum
Trip Comp Time
Apr.
7 School Closed
for Spring Break
Apr.
14 Continue
Painting #4 (Nude Figure). Reflection sheet handed out and due next
week. Also, bring in an image of you (with your face showing), printed out on 81/2 by 11” paper.
Apr.
21 Begin final
project--Self-Portrait, (Painting #5). Bring
canvas or canvas board at least 14 x 18", the usual supplies, and your
81/2 by 11” print out of your self-portrait.
Apr.
28 Continue
Self-Portrait (Painting #5). Museum Assignment Due.
May
5 Self-Portrait, Continued.
Reflection/Writing Sheet handed out
and due next week.
May
12 Final Critiques on last
two paintings.
"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."
Supplies
Apron
or old shirt to use as smock. You will ruin your clothes otherwise!
Container
for paints such as a large shoebox, tackle box or canvas tote.
A
glass jar or two with a lid for turpenoid. Label with your name.
Soft
pencil 4B and eraser (optional)
Scissors
(optional)
RAGS:
LOTS OF THEM! OLD COTTON BEDSHEETS RIPPED UP, OLD WHITE T-SHIRTS, ETC. NOTHING
WITH A NAP, LIKE A TOWEL.
Turpenoid
in the blue and white container (not the green one)
Master’s
Brush Cleaner
Brushes:
DON’T BUY CHEAP SETS…THEY ARE USUALLY A RIP-OFF. Get soft, sable or sableline
brushes, not the stiff hogs hair kind. Those are harder to control. If you take
care of your brushes, they will last a long time.
Minimum
Brushes Needed:
Several
BRIGHT brushes (1-2 smalls, 2-3
mediums, 1-2 bigger)
1 ROUND brush medium/small
filberts, flats
(optional)
Palette
knife
Palette—Palette
paper tear-off pads are fine (12 x 16 “ give you enough mixing room)
Paint
Oil
is preferable for beginners. If you have to use acrylic, see me privately. I
use Gamblin Paints, but Windsor and Newton, Utrecht, and Grumbacher are also
good. The best, cheapest student grade oil paint is WINTON.
Basic
Beginning Colors
37
ml tubes of:
Cadmium
Red Medium
Cadmium
Orange (optional)
Cadmium
Yellow
Alizarin
Crimson
Ultramarine
Blue
Cerulean
Blue (optional)
Permanent
Green Light
Viridian
Green
Terre
Verte Green or Hooker’s Green (optional)
Dioxazine
Violet or Magenta (optional)
Burnt
Umber
Raw
Sienna or Yellow Ochre
Burnt
Sienna
Ivory
Black
Large
150ml tube of Titanium White
Supports—stretched
canvases, canvas boards or canvas pads or a combination thereof
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