ART 281 — ART281 Painting I
The primary concerns of this beginning course are: the interaction of color, value, brushstroke, paint application, surface, composition, scale, pictorial balance, emphasis, and spatial depth. First, students explore mixing paint and color theory. Then, students explore different styles, painting applications, and techniques through observation including: impasto, glazing, grisaille, washes, scumble, dry-brush, realism, expressionism, and impressionism. Critical thinking is developed through individual and group critiques. These concepts, combined with discussions of painting ideology, critical analysis and study of practicing artists, are designed to expand students' creative voice within a historical and contemporary context.