ART 3063: PAINTING
Spring 2015 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN:
11220
Section 001: T/R 2pm - 4:50pm, Fine
Arts Building – 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate
Professor of Art
Office Hours: W:
8am-11am (by appointment)
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone: 972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION (from the Undergraduate
Bulletin): Introduction to composition and techniques in
painting media. It is expected that students will spend a minimum of three
additional clock hours per week on work outside the scheduled class time for
each studio class. Students enrolled in the BFA programs must pass the BFA
Review prior to enrollment in 4000 ART courses. Prerequisites, ART 1013, ART
1033, ART 1043.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Skills will be developed
through technical exercises in class and homework assignments employing these
techniques. The homework will allow students an opportunity to use their
acquired skills creatively and to build off of the techniques they have learned
in class. This is a STUDIO CLASS; one
which requires that students be actively involved in daily exercises and
contribute during critiques. Thus,
students must be present and punctual in order to fully participate.
ATTENDANCE & CLASS
PARTICIPATION:
All late work will be counted off 10 points (aka one letter grade) for each
class period late. For example: if your work merits a 93 but is 2 class periods
late, then your grade will be a 73.
Participation counts as 25% of your grade and is based on the following
considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and prepared for class 2. Focus on
and completion of exercises during class 3. Participation during critiques,
discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of the shared studio space, including
cleaning up after work sessions, respecting shared tools and resources, and
storing work and materials appropriately. After
2 absences, 10 points will be subtracted from your participation grade for each
class missed. 20 points will
automatically be deducted from your final participation grade if you miss the
Final Critique.
GRADING: Grading will be based on
assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), and class
participation. The portfolios will make up 75% of your grade, and class
participation will make up 25%.
A: 90
- 100% B: 80 - 89% C: 70 - 79%
D: 60 - 69% F: 0 - 59%
Portfolio
grades will be based on the following elements: 1) Indications that the student
has understood the assignment and is employing its specific techniques. 2) a
sense of quality showing that the students has invested a significant amount of
time and focus into the assignment. 3) The overall success of the final image
based on formal elements (composition, line quality, sense of light &
volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN, TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE
AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE. IF YOU
ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
COURSE OUTLINE: We will be covering a wide
range of introductory techniques and processes associated with the act of oil
painting, from the very beginning stages of preparing a surface, through the
various approaches of building a surface and developing an image, and finally
to the end stages of presentation and documentation. In doing so, we will
perform short-term formal exercises in class, create long-term multi-session
paintings, and you will be given ambitious homework projects.
1. We
will discuss a new concept and do several exercises based
on this idea. We may also do readings
and/or have slide talks.
2. We
will do one or more extended paintings connected to the concept.
3. We
will work on extended paintings outside of class that may take up
to 2/3 weeks to complete.
4. We
will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a class.
CLASS STRUCTURE (subject to
change):
Painting –
Materials – Preparing a surface
Painting – Still
Life – Short Term Monochromatic Paintings – Transparent
Painting – Still
Life – Short Term Grisaille Paintings – Opaque
Painting – Stilll
Life – Short Term Color Shape Paintings – Transparent/Opaque
Painting – Still
Life – Long Term Still Life with Underpainting
Painting – Still
Life – Long Term Direct Painting Still Life
Painting –
Portrait – Short Term Monochromatic Paintings
Painting –
Portrait – Long Term Portraits with Underpainting
Painting –
Portrait – Self Portrait
Painting –
Portrait – Abstraction and the Human Form
Painting –
Landscape – Short Term Landscape Paintings
Painting –
Landscape – Long Term Landscape Paintings
Painting – Final
Project
YOU
WILL BE WORKING OUTSIDE OF CLASS REGULARLY. BE PREPARED TO COME INTO THE CLASS
ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.
BOOK / BLOG: There is no textbook required
for this class. Handouts will occasionally be made available. Students will
usually receive additional info, image examples, assignment specifications, and
portfolio details via the following blog:
NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM
You
will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT
A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.
MATERIALS: Students will be required to
purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at the ASU
Bookstore, Hobby Lobby, and hardware stores. You might also do well to just go
online and make an order to acquire your materials: dickblick.com,
aswexpress.com, danielsmith.com, etc.
PAINT (Windsor & Newton Winton
Oil Colors are recommended):
-Burnt
Sienna, 200ml -Titanium
White, 200ml
-Yellow
Ochre, 200ml -French
Ultramarine, 200ml
-Alizarin
Crimson, 200ml -Viridian Hue,
37ml
-Burnt
Umber, 37ml -Sap
Green, 37 ml
-Cadmium
Yellow Hue, 37ml -Cadmium Red Hue,
37ml
-Ivory
Black, 37ml
Optional:
-Raw
Umber, 37ml -Prussian
Blue (37ml)
-Chromium
Oxide, 37ml -Naples Yellow
Hue, 37ml
BRUSHES
Natural
Bristle Hair Oil Painting Brushes (Filbert or Flat style):
Sizes
#2, 4, 8, 12
TOOLS
-Mixing
Knife -Razor Blade and holder
-Paper
Towels -Solvent Holder
-Bar
of Soap -Toolbox
for Materials
-Turpenoid
(at least 1 liter) -Silicoil
Brush Tank
SURFACES:
You
will be required to regularly provide surfaces on which to paint. They will
generally be primed masonite and canvas. We will discuss acquiring and
preparing these surfaces in class.
AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, CERTAIN MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU
(BRUSHES, GESSO, MEDIUM)). YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MATERIALS
INDIVIDUALLY AS THEY RUN OUT. WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF OTHER MATERIALS
FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED.
