Intermediate Painting: Form and Content

This course will broaden students' knowledge of technical and material issues of oil painting. We will examine the connection between the form of a painting and its content. We will also consider how art history and social issues shape the work we produce. Students will paint perceptually from the still life, the figure, and the landscape and will be encouraged to develop a clear line of questioning in their work. Class meets six hours a week and the course demands a minimum of six hours a week of outside work. Students will be expected to complete several reading assignments that will be discussed in-class. This course is required for arts concentrators wishing to do advanced work in painting. A lab fee will be required. Prerequisite: Intro to Drawing and Intro to Painting. Instructor permission required.