ART 1050 - Introduction to Painting
An exciting beginning course that covers materials, techniques, composition, and color theory through lecture and beginning painting projects. The class projects and demonstrations will emphasize seeing value and interpreting it into paint. Acrylic paints are suggested for this class. Beginners or students looking to refresh their fundamental skills are welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1070 - Watercolor I and II
This course is open to all levels including beginners and experienced painters. The studio will have a cooperative atmosphere where students will learn from each other. Subjects will center around still life and occasionally figure painting from a live model. Each session will conclude with a roundtable critique of student work.
Credit: 2
ART 1072 - Beginning Watercolor
Students will learn a fresh approach to watercolor painting as they develop skills in drawing, brushwork, paint handling, composition, and color. Students will be encouraged to paint subjects that interest them. Individual concerns will be addressed. Demonstrations, discussions, and critiques will be offered in each class. Beginners and intermediates welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1110 - Ceramics
This course is for beginners as well as experienced ceramists. Hand building and wheel skills will be demonstrated. Instruction will be presented in clay types, glaze application, and chemistry as well as kiln styles and construction. The operation of kilns, loading, firing, and maintenance will be explained in detail and practice. Teaching will be individualized and will be culturally diverse and inclusive. The most recent changes concerning art, art making by practice, and the spiritual will be explained. Cross-cultural comparisons will be a regular part of this course.
Credit: 2
ART 1111 - Ceramics: Basic
Emphasis of the course will be on hand building in pinch, coil, and slab techniques to create ceramic forms/sculptures with attention to individual projects. A variety of basic glazing techniques will be covered. The course will also use supplemental videos, films, books, etc. Open to beginning students.
Credit: 2
ART 1114 - Ceramics: Handbuilding
Emphasis of the course will be on hand-building in pinch, coil, and slab techniques to create ceramic forms/sculptures with attention to individual projects. A variety of basic glazing techniques in the low to medium range will be covered. The course will also use supplemental videos, films, books, etc. Open to continuing, intermediate, and advanced students with prior basic hand-building and glazing experience.
Repeatable for up to 6 credits.
Credit: 2
ART 1133 - The Art of the Sketch
Looking, seeing, finding a line, a tone, a movement, a page, a book, an image, freedom, limitation, and style. A beginning and also an end.
Credit: 2
ART 1134 - Life Drawing Studio
This class is for those who want to explore personal approaches to figure study in a stimulating informal setting. Motivated models will provide creative poses ranging from two minutes to 20 minutes. Individual critique will be available and group discussions will be encouraged. Students at all levels are welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1135 - Figures Without Fear
Capture the essence of the human form using an intuitive approach with an emphasis on gesture and simplification. Through demonstration and critique, students will be encouraged to find a personal viewpoint to explore the model’s attitude rather than anatomy. A variety of drawing and painting media will be used, and students at all levels are welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1190 - Beginning Painting
An exploration of the exciting world of color and composition while learning to paint with oils or acrylics in different techniques. Students with previous experience welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1200 - Watercolor I
Instruction in fundamental watercolor technique with introduction of materials. Emphasis will be on increasing control of the media and compositional elements. Various exercises will be introduced to develop a color, light, texture, and shape awareness. Most classes will be concerned with a still life set up in the classroom. There will be some experience with landscape on location.
Credit: 2
ART 1201 - Watercolor
Students learn from each other in a cooperative studio atmosphere. Students work with still life and occasionally from a live model. Each session concludes with a roundtable critique of student work. All levels of experience are welcome.
Credit: 2
ART 1208 - Figure Drawing
This course addresses essential drawing principles and relates them to the human figure in pictorial space. Students will gain in-depth understanding of the body’s underlying anatomical structure and geometry. Students will address volume, movement, proportion, perspective, light notation, and anatomy while drawing from a live model. Processes taught include gesture drawing, contour drawing, and full value drawing.
Credit: 2
ART 1210 - Painting I and II
Two classes in one! For the beginning student, this course will provide a solid foundation in oil or acrylic painting in a simplified and painless way. A variety of methods and subject matter will be explored. Advanced students will be guided in the development of their artistic vision and personal expression.
Credit: 2
ART 1211 - Advanced Painting
This class is for students who wish to explore gesture as a means and an end to painting. Gesture in this case will be thought of as direction or inclination and will require of students a strong sense of purpose. Any painting media and choice of content can be used. Emphasis will be given to the push and pull concept of the painting process. Class projects will be a collaboration of student and teacher with the student providing direction and the teacher guidance.
Credit: 2
ART 1451 - Collage I & II
The art of collage offers a unique alternative in self-expression and composition through the application and deconstruction of visual surfaces. Using various collage techniques, students will experiment with elements of art such as color, texture, and shape, in both formal and improvisational ways. The historical background of collage and various conservation methods will be discussed. In addition, selected guest artists will share their work and processes, adding to the students' overall collage vocabulary.
Credit: 2