Introduction to Painting

Introduction to Painting is a Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies class taught by Matt Phillips.

This course requires prerequisites.

Course Description
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of painting, such as composition, value, and color. Students will learn about the material and the technical issues of painting, while being encouraged to employ a variety of approaches to creating art. In class we will primarily paint from the still life and the figure, and students will also transcribe a masterwork. Drawings will often be produced in tandem with paintings in order to solve painting problems and illuminate visual ideas. We will work with oil paint. This is a demanding course and requires a minimum of six hours of outside work a week. Prerequisite: Intro. Drawing. Lab Fee $20.

Previous Semesters Taught

 * Fall 2009
 * Spring 2009
 * Fall 2008
 * Spring 2008