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Aqueous Painting with Dry Media (ONLINE) PT 630AM_ON
with Jill A. Rupinski
Enrich your drawings/paintings on paper by combining wet and dry media! Learn to create opaque and translucent effects using pastel, graphite, chalk and more. Both traditional and contemporary methods will be explained through example and demonstration. Students will work from a variety of subject matter and will be encouraged to experiment, explore, and develop their personal vision. The course will be presented through live Zoom lecture and demonstration, and group critique using the Canvas online learning platform.
Learning Objectives
- Learn historical and contemporary methods of combining wet and dry media.
- Develop skill in the use of relevant tools and techniques.
- Develop your personal artistic vision.
Register by: April 9
Materials List : Rupinski PT 630AM_ON
Image:
Jill A Rupinski, On the Edge, pastel on paper, 25 x 38 in.
Make an Artist Book in a Day! (ONLINE) IN 615ED_ON
with Rosae Reeder
Combine story and sculpture in the inventive form of the artist book. Come with text (a story or personal narrative) and images (photos or drawings) or an idea for imagery. Assemble your book by learning basic book structures and using techniques to add your text and imagery, such as packing tape transfers, photocopy transfer, inkjet prints, matte medium transfers, and watercolor transfers. Apply these techniques, or add your own, to complete your own fully-realized artist book by the end of this workshop!
Register by: May 12
Materials List: Reeder IN 615ED_ON
Color & Design in Gouache (ONLINE) PT 630ED
with Kate Samworth
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
Learn the essentials of color mixing and harmony using gouache paint (opaque watercolor) – essential information for artists in all media. Develop your understanding of value, color temperature, and simultaneous contrast through a series of guided exercises using limited palettes. Basic techniques of painting with gouache will also be covered including control of flow, paint application and brush work. Subjects will include repeat pattern design, perspective drawing, tessellations, and making copies of masterworks.
Regsiter by: May 14
Materials List: Samworth PT 630ED
Assemblage Art (ONLINE) SC 700EA_ON
with Colleen O’Donnell
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
From the reclusive Joseph Cornell’s fantastical sculptures to Betye Saar’s complex revisioning of racist tropes, assemblage as a means of artistic expression could not be better suited for this time of social-distancing and tension. Assemblage intrinsically engages the unconscious while drawing on elements of design, whimsy, and chance to reflect a point of view and a moment in time. In this class, learn to transform everyday items, found objects, elements of nature, or memorabilia into three-dimensional sculpture and collage. Be guided through a different topic each week, delving into your own responses and ideas to create dramatic, humorous, emotional, and satirical works of art.
Learning Objectives:
- Make something that has value and is relevant to our experiences in this challenging time.
- Supportive feedback of your work in a group of fellow artists.
- Experience the process of art making in 3 dimensions, working intuitively or with pre-planned drawings
- Be introduced to the historical and contemporary innovators of Assemblage Art
NOTE: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $525
Register by: May 14
Materials List: O'Donnell SC 700EA_ON
Image: Assemblage by CE student Diane Bjornstad
Mindful Art-Making in Challenging Times 1 (ONLINE) IN 750EH_ON
with Dona Duncan
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
Cultivating mindfulness, or wakefulness, allows you to be fully present and aware of your actions, without feeling distracted and overwhelmed by other thoughts or outside influences. Art-making is a natural way of practicing mindfulness, and is especially important in these challenging times. Mindful art-making has been shown not only to reduce stress and improve communication skills, but also to benefit those suffering from memory loss, depression, or PTSD. Discover how creativity can enrich your daily life. Under the guidance of Dona Duncan, artist and registered Art Therapist, practice light mediation and relaxation techniques to cultivate mindfulness, and express your thoughts and feelings through drawing and painting projects in a non-judgmental atmosphere. Projects will be assigned in each class and discussed the following week. No artistic experience necessary.
Register by: May 14
Materials List: Duncan IN 750EH_ON
Beginnning Bookbinding (ONLINE) IN 615BB_ON
with Rosae Reeder
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
Bookbinding only requires simple tools, is easily portable, and does not require a shop or studio, making it ideal for any artist working from home. Designed for beginners, this live Zoom course will introduce students to basic book structures including pamphlet, accordion/concertina, expandable album, single, double, and triple section sewn books and quick-case binding.
Register by: May 14
Materials List: Reeder 615BB_ON
Natural History Illustration (ONLINE) DR
with Kate Samworth
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
Discover the fascinating world of natural history illustration through its greatest contributors from ancient Greece to the nineteenth century. Investigate the unusual lives of those who traveled the globe in search of new specimens and how they contributed to our understanding of nature. Each week’s instruction will focus on a different field of study: botany, entomology, mammalogy, ornithology, marine biology, and cartography. Students then will be guided through the process of illustrating specimens from each field using Micron pens, colored pencils, acrylic inks, or other wet or dry media of choice.
Register by: May 14
Materials List: Samworth DR Natural History Illustration
Image:
Instructor Kate Samworth in her studio
Collage & Assemblage (ONLINE) Section 1
with Steve Nocella
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by Friday, April 30 @ 5 p.m., and receive a 10% discount! Use the promo code EARLYBIRDSUMMER2021 at checkout (be sure to hit the + sign).
Explore the expressive potential of collage for producing both aesthetic imagery and philosophical statements. Experiment with a variety of materials including drawing and painting media, paper, cardboard, fabric, metal, photographs, and found objects; and combine them using assorted fastening techniques such as gluing, nailing/screwing, or sewing. Stimulate your creativity by responding to assigned problems and prompts, and critically examine the resulting compositions as well as the implied ideas. Realize the tentative or "trial and error" nature of the collage process as a means to discover and learn, and ultimately affirm, your unique and individual aesthetic assertions.
Register by: May 14
Materials List : Nocella Collage & Assemblage Section 1
Image:
Steve Nocella, House Construction, mixed media