Painting students are part of an intense working environment where they can pursue their own direction. Painting courses and workshops encourage diverse practice and foster independent creative thinking and making. Students are part of a unique learning environment that allows for independent thought as well as collaboration and critique.
This class is not available.
This course is designed to develop strengths in drawing and painting from observation. By reducing the visible to its simplest terms, students will circumvent preconceived ideas to find the surprising and unexpected. The fundamental language of painting (shape, value, and color) will be central throughout the semester. We will focus … Read more
Start Date
01/27
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
End Date
05/05
Faculty
Catherine Kehoe
Time
1:30pm–6:30pm
Credits
3
Color transforms surfaces, defines form, and evokes emotion, making it a powerful tool in art and design. This course invites students to delve into the mechanics and symbolism of color, from the basics of mixing and value scales to advanced studies in color relationships, temperature, and transparency. Through projects like … Read more
Start Date
03/25
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
05/06
Faculty
Janet Loren Hill
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0
In this painting workshop, we will explore abstract painting using collage as primary means of construction. Through intensive studio work students explore the possibilities of painting, working with collage to respond to perceptual experiences and conceptual ideas. The studio will become a place of inquiry utilizing various methods to affect … Read more
Start Date
07/12
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/18
Faculty
Alfredo Gisholt
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
Feel confident painting the landscape quickly from life, alla prima, and find a newfound connection to landscape and your particular tendencies when approaching nature with paint. Working gradually up to a full palette allows you to gain a deeper understanding of color theory as it relates to natural light, space, … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Drea Cofield
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
This class explores the continuing relevance and power of the personal mark as the foundation of the painting and drawing. Participants examine how this hand-made characteristic, combined with physicality of materials, can become a vehicle for creativity that roots communication back into lived experience while offering the possibility of more … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
The Mark and Beyond Faculty: Tim and Lala
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
This workshop will be conducted in oil and water-based paints, including acrylics and watercolor. Students will paint on location and will be assisted in setting up to paint: organizing and laying out a palette, setting up an easel, choosing a composition and making a painting. A sketchbook will be used … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Elizabeth O’Reilly
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
Blue velvet, yellow gingham checks, red satin, and so many more textiles are a playground for our eyes. The folds and shapes created by draped cloth can provide a sense of a particular light environment; painting draped cloth is a superb way to develop the ability to respond to value … Read more
Start Date
07/19
Meeting Day
Sun - Sat
End Date
07/25
Faculty
Nancy McCarthy
Time
Sun 7-9pm–Sat 9am-noon
Credits
0
