ARTS 102 Watercolor (Not offered 2008-2009; to be offered 2009-2010)
Watercolor (wash and gouache) offers the beginning imagist an opportunity to combine the immediacy of drawing with the palette of painting. As a technical medium, its adaptable properties and portability had historically relegated it (unfortunately!) to the amateur landscape or portrait. It has shed much of that during the past one hundred years as the process has become associated with the works of Homer, Marin, Hopper, Demuth, and O'Keefe. In the 1970's it furthered its popularity in contemporary imagery as a material and process that promised a rich selection from the cartoon, the elaborate layering of expressionism, or the detail of the hyper-real. Our work in this studio will examine the means by which each individual can experience this range of technical and experiential qualities.
Format: This studio course will meet each of the two days scheduled and for the complete duration of the class period. There will be some classes combined with slide lectures, some classes where we might visit collections, and most classes where we will be working for the entire period on the works in process. Evaluation is based on evidence of each student's progress in a collection of work made in class and as outside assignments. You will present your portfolio for evaluation three times during the course. My evaluations will consider each completed assignment's fulfillment of the problems' objectives, the technical execution of the work (craftsmanship), conceptual and physical investment of time, and participation in critiques and attendance.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 15 (expected: 15). Preference given to first-years with permission of instructor. Lab fee 100-150.
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