ART 201 –
Introduction to Painting – 3 Semester
Hours
Fall 2011
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00
PM, Dickey Fine Arts 130
Bethel
University
Instructor: Jason Cole
Office Hours:
E-mail:
colej@bethelu.edu
Course
Prerequisites/Co Requisites:
ART
111, 112
Course
Description:
Introduction to Painting will
focus on the basics of painting: materials, techniques, craft, and
mediums. The subject matter will include
still life, landscape, figure, media experimentation, and exploration of
individual creative expression.
Course
Goals:
The student will:
1) Experiment with
a variety of mediums, including acrylics, oils, and mixed media on paper,
canvas, and panels.
2) Learn to use
elements and principles of design in the creative process.
3) Maintain a
sketchbook to be used for personal exercise of in-class techniques, research,
and as a depository for ideas and notes.
4) Utilize value
(grey scale), temperature, local color, impasto, and mixed media in painting.
5) Produce a body
of work to be submitted for critique.
Relationship
of this Course to Content Area Knowledge and Skills:
This course is not used to address TN
Matrix knowledge and skills.
Text:
None
Course
Objectives:
The student will:
a) Develop problem-solving
skills.
b) Strengthen
self-disciple.
c) Develop
perceptions and articulation of brushwork, composition, and color in painting.
d) Observe,
research, and learn from the work of other artists.
e) Explore the
painting genres of still life, landscape, and figure.
f) Develop and
enhance his/her proficiency in the vocabulary of the artist.
g) Actively engage
in constructive critique.
Units
of Study:
Unit 1 Familiarization
with tools & materials
Still Life
Acrylics: Value
Studies (black, white, and various greys)
Acrylics: Tonal
(warm/cool tones), thinly painted
Acrylics: Optical
(local) color (mixing colors as you see them)
Acrylics:
Landscape (optical or reverse color)
Unit 2 Oil
Glaze
Oil Glaze: Thin
washes over acrylic value studies
Unit 3 Mixed
Media/Personal Experimentation
Series of six
thematically-linked personal paintings that experiment with mixed med
Final Critique
Required Reading:
Various
articles and printed materials that will be provided by the instructor.
Suggested Reading:
Mayer, Ralph. The Artist's Handbook.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1985.
Stephenson, Jonathan. The Materials and
Techniques of Painting. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1989.
Powell, William F. Color Mixing Recipes:
for Oil and Acrylic: Mixing Recipes for More than 450 Color Combinations.
Laguna Hills, CA: Walter Foster, 2005.
Methods Of Instruction:
Lecture,
discussion, in-class work, outside assignments, sketchbook, critique.
Course Requirements:
In addition to
in-class assignments, there are three requirements of this course:
1) A personal sketchbook/journal is an
important requirement of this course. It
is a depository for ideas, visual observations, and written responses to
anything (in-class or outside). Include
research of paintings/painters of special interest, techniques, subjects,
methods, media, processes, master studies, reproductions, etc. Thumbnail sketches of intended compositions,
experiments with mixing color, and any visual stimuli—found material,
snapshots, Xerox prints, etc.—should also be included in the sketchbook.
The Sketchbook will be submitted and graded at midterm and finals.
The Sketchbook will be submitted and graded at midterm and finals.
2) A series of out-of-class assignments is required
for the course. Students will produce six
homework paintings over course of the semester.
These works will be identical in composition and done on the same size
of gessoed paper (no smaller than 22” x 30”).
The composition may be done from a still life that you set up at home or
from a single drawing done from life. No
self-portraits or working from photographs.
These assignments will be done in the following order:
a. Values: Grey
scale. January 24
b. Tones:
Warm/cool tones, thinly painted. February
14
c. “Good” &
“Bad” color (2 paintings). February 21
d. Impastoed
complimentary colors. March 20
e. Mixed
media/experimentation April 24
3) A written report is required
for the course. The report will cover
two artists:
a. A painter of
your choice will be selected and researched.
Choose this painter because you admire the style, manner, media,
concepts, etc. Choose an artist you
really like. Research will include
biographical information, a statement of why you admire his/her work and how it
has influenced you, and at least one color reproduction of the artist’s
painting.
b. Attend
exhibitions of work by living artists at area galleries or art museums. Choose one artist with whose work you connect
and research as above.
This paper will
be completed in a formal manner, well researched, cited, and compiled in a
binder.
REPORT IS DUE NOVEMBER 17!
Attendance Policy:
o
There
are no excused absences. If you miss FIVE classes you will immediately fail the
course. There will be no
exceptions. The reasons behind the
absences are not important. Nine
absences means too much information and work has been missed for anyone to
legitimately pass the course.
o
If
you are unable to submit an assignment on its due date because of an approved scheduled university
extracurricular activity, that assignment can be submitted at the beginning
of the next class without penalization.
o
If
you are having trouble with the course or have problems outside the class that
are affecting your performance please talk to me about it so that we can work
out a solution. Do not wait until it is
too late. I will be glad to help you in
any way I can.
o
Lateness
is not acceptable. It is disruptive and
frankly disrespectful not only to me but to your fellow students to enter the
classroom in the middle of a lecture, demonstration, or critique. Three late arrivals to class will count as an
absence.
o
All
students will work for the entire class period.
The class runs from 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Students will not leave the classroom unless
excused. I am tolerant of discussion
among students during class to a point.
However, excessive talking, walking about or leaving the room will be
noted in my grade book and counted against your final grade.
o
If
you miss an assignment because of lateness or absence get it from another
student. If you then have questions come and see me.
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation/Grading System:
Each assignment
will be collected on a specific due date and time. Persons
not handing in work on time will be penalized one full grade. (See the exception rule above.) The work will be graded and returned as soon
as possible. At times it may be
necessary for me to hold some of the work for exhibitions or
photographing. In cases like this, I
will notify you.
Sketchbooks
will be reviewed at midterm and finals.
It is expected that you are making extensive use of your sketchbook
throughout the semester to practice and drill yourself on skills as well as
experiment.
Final grades
reflect accomplishment in three areas:
o
In-class
work (30%)
o
Outside
series (25%)
o
Artist
report (10%)
o
Sketchbook
(20%)
o
Class
performance/participation/attitude (15%)
Final grades
will be determined by:
o
Completion
of all assignments.
o
Consistency
of effort
o
Development
of skills in seeing and thinking.
o
Presentation
and craftsmanship.
o
Participation
in critiques and discussions.
o
General
attitude.
Individual
assignment grade definitions:
o
A - Excellent. Assignment
is completely and creatively fulfilled.
No significant problems.
o
B - All aspects
of assignment are completely fulfilled and well done. A few problems remain to be solved.
o
C - Work
fulfills the requirements of the assignment to the letter and is generally
successful. Work is completely
finished. Craftsmanship is
acceptable. Some problems remain to be
solved.
o
D - Work is not
yet completely finished or has obvious technical or conceptual flaws.
o
F - Unacceptable
in technique or craft or concept (or any combination of these).
o
X - Assignment
not handed in. This assignment may not
be re-submitted.
Final letter
grade definitions:
o
A – The student
earning an A has shown great effort and near-perfect success in all aspects of
the class. Only students absolutely
excelling far above expectations will be awarded this grade.
o
B - A very good
job. The person earning this grade has
worked very hard; has pushed his/herself to go beyond the mere fulfillment of
each problem and has shown strong advances in technical and conceptual skills.
o
C - The student
earning a C has fulfilled the requirements of the course, has a positive
attitude, worked hard, shown growth in skills and thinking, and did an overall
good job.
o
D - Below
par. This grade indicates that the student
has obvious difficulties with basic drawing skills and/or trouble in fulfilling
the requirements of the class for some other reason.
o
F - This grade
indicates a severe problem in one or more of the following categories: lack of interest, bad attitude, failure to
complete assignments, excess lateness, or absence.
Clinical/Laboratory/Field Experiences:
None
Critical Thinking Statement:
Critical
thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to
improving it. In this class we will
raise vital questions and problems, formulate them clearly and precisely;
gather and assess relevant information, by using abstract ideas to interpret it
effectively.
General Requirements:
o
In
the interest of developing an appreciation of quality materials and maximizing
the life span of your work, students will put pay great attention to
craftsmanship. Submitting damaged or
underworked assignments, or paintings executed with inferior materials, will
result in a lower grade. Respect and
protect your work if you expect anyone else to do so.
o
All
work that is handed in for grading must have your name PRINTED unobtrusively on
the back.
o
All
students are expected to participate during critiques. Failing to engage in discussions will be
noted in the gradebook.
o
Prohibited
from my classroom: Cell phones (you may have it pocketed, but silence it and DO
NOT ANSWER IT), any device with headphones, tobacco of any kind, drugs or
alcohol, Internet social networking sites, laziness.
Materials &
Supplies:
Supports
o
Sketchbook
(at least 9”x12”)
o
Primed
and stretched canvas (dimensions for individual assignments will be discussed
in class)
o
Artist’s
panels (dimensions for individual assignments will be discussed in class)
o
Artist
quality paper (22”x30” or larger)
Ground
o
White
acrylic gesso
Palette
o
Disposable
palettes, plastic or wood palette, sealable jars or containers
Brushes
o
Bristle
o
Filbert
or bright
o
Flat
o
Optional
synthetic, sable, fan
o
2”
or 3” housepainters brush
o
Palette
knife
Solvents/Detergents
o
Paint
thinner, turpenoid
o
Lava
soap (bar or liquid)
o
Brush-cleaning
soap
o
“Mr.
Clean Magic Erasers”
Mediums
o
Damar
varnish
o
Linseed
oil
o
Odorless
paint thinner
o
Acrylic
gloss medium
o
Acrylic
matt medium
o
Acrylic
modeling compound
Suggested
Tube Colors
o
White,
black, blue (cerulean, pthalo, ultramarine, cobalt), cadmium yellow (medium,
light), green (pthalo, sap), cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ochre, sienna,
umber, quinacradone violet.
Miscellaneous
o
Drawing
board
o
Graphite
and charcoal drawing pencils & compress charcoal
o
Rags,
old clothes, gloves (for sensitive skin)
o
Masking
tape, scissors, adhesives
Artists to Consider
Alberto
Giacometti
Richard Diebenkorn
Janet Fish
Gwen John
Paul Cezanne
Vincent Van Gogh
Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres
Rembrandt Van Rijn
Georges Seurat
Egon Schiele
Susan Rothenberg
Henry O. Tanner
Romare Bearden
Mary Cassatt
Jennifer Bartlett
Jack Beal
Maurice Sendak
Franz Kline
Pablo Picasso
Wayne Thiebaud
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Matisse
Sylvia Plimack-Mangold
Katsushika Hokusai
Kent Bellows
Catherine Murphy
Jenny Saville
Utagawa Hiroshige
Giorgio Morandi
Winsor McCay
George Harriman
Bill Waterson
Winslow Homer
William Hopper
Albrecht Durer
Paul Cadmus
Honore Daumier
Theodore Gericault
Charles Francois Daubigny
Franciso Goya
Raphael
Sidney Goodman
Peter Paul Rubens
Lovis Corinth
Month And Year
Of Syllabus Revision:
August
2011
Bethel
University is committed to equal opportunity in education for all students,
including those with documented disabilities.
If you have a diagnosed disability or fi you believe that you have a
disability that might require reasonable accommodation in this course, please
contact Sandy Louden. Bethel University
Policy states that it is the responsibility of students to contact instructors
to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in grading, experiences
and assignments.
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