161 Final Assignment_Due 5/20

Painting 161

Professor J. Healy

FINAL PAINTING ASSIGNMENT

For your last painting, I want to encourage you to take on a challenge. Don’t do something too easy because you know it will turn out okay. Do something hard! Show me what you have learned and how you are going to continue your learning process!

I would like to see subject matter that has meaning to you. Don’t just make a pretty picture. Make ART.

Think about combining more than one thing: an animal and a person; a still life in front of a landscape, or an impossible situation depicted realistically. I don’t want to tell you what to do! Dig deep. Put your feelings out there. Take a few risks. Fail, if necessary.

Paint what’s under your bed. Paint the bottom of your closet. Paint a pile of laundry. Etc., etc., etc.!

Use light and dark tones, think about color, blending, composition, point of view, edge (or line if that’s your thing!), brush strokes, scale, texture, atmospheric perspective, and every little think you learned these past few weeks!

Surprise me. Surprise yourself. Take no prisoners!

Due along with written Reflection on MAY 20.

Landscape

Landscapes

ZOOM MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 6:30 p.m.

Information was sent to you yesterday.

ZOOM MEETING APRIL 7

Check your email for details.

Texture Painting

Arts 161-Painting

Quick (1 Session) Texture Abstraction

Make sure you understand the difference between texture and pattern. In this assignment, make an abstract (non-objective) painting of at least two textures, painted from observation, not memory. This does not mean your painting surface is necessarily bumpy—it may be smooth, but look bumpy!

There should be no recognizable objects in the painting! You may paint more than two different textures and if you want to add some patterned areas, go ahead, as long as you have two textures as well.

Rubric—12 points possible:

4-My painting has two or more textures.

4-My painting is abstract (non-objective).

4-My textures are convincing and detailed.

3-My textures are somewhat convincing and detailed.

2-I need to work on one of my textures a bit more.

1-My textures are not at all convincing.

12 points= A plus

11 points= A

10 points= B

1-9 points= C

PLEASE TUNE INTO ZOOM TODAY AT 2:30.

The link and password for our meeting has been emailed to you. If you are unable to attend, please email or text me. I will be providing important updates. The school is closing next week for a "Recalibration Period" and that will impact our sessions. Know that I am here for you and will do my utmost to help you get quality instruction this semester.

I will tell you about booking what I am called private sessions with me, where I can see what you are working on and we can talk.

We may also be pairing up occasionally for some peer-to-peer assessment. More on that, too.

Please try to attend. You will not be on camera or heard., at least for this short meeting. You can text through chat on the sidebar if you have questions. I'm new at this and there will be glitches I am sure. Bear with me.

I like this platform better than Blackboard's. (My son is using it to teach and it seems very simple to use.)

I will on Blackboard, as I can.

Let's stay alive! Especially me, since I'm the oldie in the group!!!
Best,
J. Healy