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Painting and printmaking courses
PAPR 591
Topics: Art and Critical Theory
1 credit
Students may choose to register for one extra credit in “Art and Critical Theory” in connection with Kurt Godwin’s PAPR 605. In addition to participating in regular class activities, students who sign up for this will attend three different art exhibitions (private galleries and/or museums) and present a critical analysis/review to the class. Godwin
PAPR 605
Graduate Painting
3 credits
This course will give teachers the opportunity and a structured time frame to pursue their own artistic development. Instruction will intertwine the technicalities of drawing and painting concepts with an emphasis toward cultivating each teacher’s formal and conceptual creative process. Throughout the course, discussion and investigation into contemporary art issues will be encouraged with the aid of presentations and group critiques. While participants will share their creative courage and knowledge, this course is designed to encourage the growth of individual expression. The course may be repeated for credit with the understanding that students undertake increasingly advanced projects. Students are asked to provide their own easels. Figura, Godwin, Murphy, Bowring
Personal Directions in Painting and Drawing
3 credits
Students will work independently both in and out of class on personal studio work (painting and drawing) throughout the duration of this course. Group assignments and discussions will be provided in order for students to better understand the deeper meaning in their own studio work and practices. Ultimately, students will be asked to search for the “questions” that lead them in terms of what they would like their work to be about. Several different approaches to group critiques will be utilized in order to give each artist a greater understanding of how his or her work is viewed and what he or she can do to better explore the direction of his or her work. Graham
PAPR 615
Solarplate Photo Printmaking
3 credits
This course is designed for the novice printmaker or those with prior printmaking/photo experience who are eager to find alternative methods for traditional intaglio, relief or photo printing. Solarplate is a photo/light-sensitized polymer and is used to make etching and relief-type printmaking plates. It uses sunlight or an indoor UV light source and water instead of the traditional acids, toxic chemicals and many of the sharp relief or intaglio hand tools. Artists can prepare their images from drawings and paintings on acetate, photocopies or computer printouts on transparent film, with photographs as positive transparencies, or by painting directly on the plate. The image is transferred to the plate using the sun or UV light and then developed with water. The plate can be edited as a traditional intaglio etching plate or as a relief block with water-based inks or traditional oil-based inks. Some materials may be purchased through the instructor (estimated cost: $50). Corrado
Printmaking Sampler
3 credits
In this course, participants will learn six complete printmaking processes: Styrofoam block prints, monotypes, trace monotypes, relief printing, linoleum block printing and screen printing. All aspects of these printmaking processes — including preparation, selection of papers and other substrates, manipulation of materials and mediums, presentation and cleanup — will be covered. There will be an emphasis on how to teach these processes in group situations. All materials are nontoxic. Materials will cost about $50-$75 per participant. Gilmore-Bryan
PAPR 621
Book Arts
3 credits
This class will explore the many approaches to creating one-of-a-kind books. Students will be free to experiment with the concept of bookmaking, to incorporate personal artistic styles and journaling possibilities into the book format and to use a wide variety of usual and unusual materials. Prior bookmaking experience is not necessary. Cullen
Mixed Media and Drawing
3 credits
This course emphasizes the role of drawing and experimentation in developing a body of artwork. Participants will begin their research with a warm-up exercise that consists of a series of small mixed-media drawings that build a theme or motif relevant to their artwork. Collage, assemblage, drawing on experimental grounds and painting on nontraditional surfaces often result from this process and can function as a springboard for work created during the course. Students should bring samples and/or slides of their current work to the first class meeting, plan to be present at all scheduled critiques and have regular Internet access to fully benefit from the course. Please visit www.amieoliver.net for more information regarding Oliver’s artwork and teaching experience. Oliver
Mixed Media: Technology and Art
3 credits
This studio course is designed to explore a mixed-media application of technology that expands individual artistic expression. Experimenting with manipulating digital images using a basic computer software program, students will create a series of artworks, related by concept or theme, which presents digital images in combination with traditional art materials (paint, pencils, etc.) and processes (collage, painting, etc.). The history and continuing development of mixed media in the age of technology will be discussed. The instructor will demonstrate various image-transfer processes during the semester. Students are encouraged to explore unusual materials and applications of mediums, to incorporate cultural heritage into their work and to develop applications of the process for their own classrooms. Previous computer use experience is not a requirement for success. The instructor will provide copies of the computer freeware used for the class. This class may be repeated with increasingly complex projects. Please visit www.bobworthy.com to learn more about the instructor’s work. Worthy
Mixed Media: Advanced Technology and Art
3 credits
This course is offered online with a few scheduled critiques at sites selected by the participants. Successful completion of the “Mixed Media: Technology and Art” course or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite. Worthy