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Alla Prima Landscape Painting (Online)
with Al Gury
Sundays, 3 - 4 p.m.
Al Gury, Chair of PAFA’s Painting Department and noted author of Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice, presents this in-depth approach to the skills, materials, colors, history, and techniques of direct landscape painting. Working from photographs, masterworks, or available on-site images, learn concepts that will not only improve your landscape painting but also grow your confidence in your artistic practice. Video demonstrations, images, and written instructions on Canvas will be supplemented by critiques and weekly Zoom discussions. Oil painting will be the primary focus, but all media are welcome.
This course does not meet during Spring Break, March 6 – 12.
NOTE: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $575.
Register by: January 6
CE Policy Guide Winter/Spring 2023
Image: Al Gury.
Color for Painters (Online)
with Al Gury
Sundays, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
An in-depth approach to understanding and mixing color for oil painting from the Chair of PAFA’s Painting Department and noted author of Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice. Explore history, palettes, mixing and application for still life, portrait, interior spaces and landscape through a series of studio paintings. Includes videos, lectures and assignments with regular instructor feedback, and weekly Zoom meetings.
Learning Objectives
- Students will gain an understanding of the history and evolution of color in painting
- Students will gain an understanding of theoretical and critical approaches to color
- Students will gain an understanding of the practical applications of color mixing, gradations, temperature and palettes
- Students will learn color application through studio projects using the major aesthetics of color
- Students will learn to understand the use of color in a variety of masterworks
This course does not meet during Spring Break, March 6 – 12.
NOTE: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $575.
Register by: January 6
CE Policy Guide Winter/Spring 2023
Image: Al Gury.