ART 23 (PAINTING) Office: CA 127, Phone: 476-4320
Meets: MW 12:30-3:30 e-mail: cindy-hooper@redwoods.edu
Instructor: Cindy Hooper Office Hours: TTH 12:30-1:45 or by appointment
Fall 2006 Websites: www.redwoods.edu/departments/art/hooper/
www.cynthiahooper.com
Course Objectives: Paintings are technically difficult to make, yet are eternally compelling and captivating. This course will introduce you to all the fundamentals for oil and acrylic painting with varied and challenging assignments that should fully engage both the beginner and more advanced student. There are few objects more valuable than an original work of art—and you'll be making plenty of such artworks in this class!
Course Calendar:
8-28/8-30 Introduction to the Technical Fundamentals for Painting / a Drawing Refresher.
9-4/9-6 Labor Day (no class) / Introduction to Value and Composition.
9-11/9-13 Value and Composition.
9-18/9-20 Introduction to Color and Complimentary Contrast.
9-25/9-27 Color and Complimentary Contrast.
10-2/10-4 Introduction to Texture and Impasto Techniques.
10-9/10-11 Texture and Impasto Techniques / Midterm Critique.
10-16/10-18 Midterm Critique and Portfolios Due / Old Master Techniques.
10-23/10-25 Old Master Techniques.
10-30/11-1 Old Master Techniques / Stretcher Bar Demonstration.
11-6/11-8 Old and Modern Master Techniques.
11-13/11-15 Modern Master Techniques.
11-20/11-22 Independent Projects.
11-27/11-29 Independent Projects.
12-4/12-6 Final Critique and Portfolios due.
12-13 Lecture on my work and portfolios returned (12-2pm).
Course Requirements: There will be 6 full hours per week of lectures, demonstrations, critiques, and intensive art making. Your total involvement in each of these activities is absolutely required. In addition to in-class work, you will need to spend several hours per week outside of class finishing projects. You are also required to submit a portfolio of all work for a midterm and final portfolio review (the dates are indicated in boldface on your course calendar.)
Course Grading:
Midterm Portfolio review: 40% (of your grade)
Final Portfolio review: 40%
Participation and Involvement
in classroom projects, lectures,
demonstrations, and critiques: 20%
100%
Participation/Involvement: Attendance is critically important for this course as most of the work will be done during class time. It is absolutely crucial to your grade that you show up with all your supplies, participate fully, and work diligently for the entire class period. If you must miss a class, you’ll need to complete at least 3 hours of work per missed class, to be done either at home or during another one of my class times. You also must show me your makeup work before it is submitted for grading, so I can make sure it is done correctly. Remember, if you expect to receive an “A” in this course, all missed work must be made up completely and correctly. Another basic requirement for getting an “A”: miss no more than 4 classes throughout the semester.
Bringing Supplies: You must bring the required supplies to each class session, as I will not be providing any materials. If you come to class empty-handed, you will be counted absent for that day. Also do not mooch supplies off of classmates! Please see me if you are missing a few items.
Class Conduct: I insist upon a professional and studious atmosphere in all my courses. If you consistently arrive late or leave early, chat during work sessions, distract other students, or somehow lower the concentration level of the classroom--you will be strongly discouraged from taking this course. This course is for serious students, but don’t worry if you feel you have little skill at art. Give me 100% of your involvement, be willing to do your best, and you should have no problem succeeding in this course!
Miscellaneous: Call me "Cindy". Also, should the calendar for this syllabus change due to extenuating or other circumstances, I will issue you an addendum so that you'll always know what we are doing on each day we meet. Additionally, you can download a copy of this syllabus on-line at http://www.redwoods.edu/departments/art/hooper/
MATERIALS LIST
1. Drawing Supplies: 3B drawing pencil
Soft vine charcoal, two sticks
Eraser
2. Paints (oil, water soluble oil, or acrylic):
Cadmium yellow light (or Hansa yellow light)
Ultramarine Blue
Pthalo blue
Quinacridone red (or other cool Red)
Burnt Sienna
Ivory or Mars black
Titanium or Titanium-Zinc white
3. Mediums: For acrylic:
Acrylic gloss medium or slow dry acrylic glazing medium and
Acrylic gel medium, small container
For oil (option #1):
Galkyd, medium container and
Gamsol, medium container
For oil (option #2):
Stand oil, small container and
Damar Varnish, small container and
Safe Klean turpentine substitute, medium container
For oil (water soluble option #3):
Water soluble oil painting medium or
Slow dry acrylic glazing medium
4. Brushes: A set of boar bristle brushes (white bristles, long handles) 2 flats, one of them about 1" wide and the other about 1/2" wide, and one small round, approx. 1/4" wide. If you already have oil or acrylic brushes at home, just bring those in regardless of their size. Also, you will need a good quality very fine detail brush: (preferably sable, about size #0).
5. Other Supplies: Palette knife
Bar of soap
Old coffee can
Cloth bag or tool box to hold your supplies
Rags or a roll of paper towels
(for oil) 2 small jars with sealing lids.
A Palette: A lightweight plastic, wood, or Masonite palette, or a disposable paper palette pad. A palette with a sealing lid is helpful for transporting to and from class.
6. Something to paint on:
Ready to paint upon stretchers or canvas boards--one for each painting project. You'll also have the opportunity in this class to make your own stretchers for painting, and I'll tell you what you'll need for this later.
Note: Some supplies will need to be periodically replenished throughout the semester.