Wednesdays, 8:30 - 3:50 p.m. 
Instructor: Doug Martenson
Credit: Non-Credit or 3.0 Undergraduate Credits (see description)

NOTE: This is an Open Academy (PAFA BFA) course.  The full schedule of regular Continuing Education courses will be posted shortly.

PAFA’s Open Academy provides the opportunity for Continuing Education (CE) and non-matriculated students to enroll in select BFA courses for credit or non-credit.  Open Academy students enrolled in PAFA’s renowned studio arts courses learn technical skills, creative expression, and critical thinking from master artist-teachers while working amongst dedicated full-time students in PAFA's classrooms.

For the first part of this class, students will work in PAFA's museum to paint master copies of landscapes in the collection. When the weather warms in March, the class will move to outside locations to put into practice the lessons learned from their master studies. Students may work in a variety of drawing and painting media from various locations in and around the city. Individualized instruction and group critiques will be given throughout the session. Van transportation available for outdoor locations.

Optional: This course is available for 3.0 undergraduate credits for $2,800. Select credit option with tuition adjustment during registration.

Image: Doug Martenson, Pines in a Field, oil on linen, 32 x 52.

Register by: January 11
Materials List
Open Academy Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies

Wednesdays, 8:30 - 3:50 p.m. 
Instructor: Al Gury

Credit: Non-Credit or 3.0 Undergraduate Credits (see description)

NOTE: This is an Open Academy (PAFA BFA) course.  The full schedule of regular Continuing Education courses will be posted shortly.

PAFA’s Open Academy provides the opportunity for Continuing Education (CE) and non-matriculated students to enroll in select BFA courses for credit or non-credit.  Open Academy students enrolled in PAFA’s renowned studio arts courses learn technical skills, creative expression, and critical thinking from master artist-teachers while working amongst dedicated full-time students in PAFA's classrooms.

Students will learn the structure of the portrait, the history of historic and contemporary portraiture, methods and materials of portraiture and will be encouraged to develop a personal point of view in portrait painting. Issues of form, spatial concepts, color, visual and critical thinking will be addressed. Individual and group critiques will be conducted.

Optional: This course is available for 3.0 undergraduate credits for $2,800. Select credit option with price adjustment during registration.

Image: Al Gury.

Register by: January 11
Materials List
Open Academy Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies