Course Calendar + Pacing Schedule

Classes Begin Tuesday January 23

Spring Break Begins Monday MAR 12
Classes Resume Monday MAR 19

Last Day of Classes Campus wide is Monday MAY 7


TU JAN 23  
i. Introduction to course - Elements and Principles of Art + Design - Color Wheels
TH JAN 25 
i. Signed Statement of Understanding printed and due 
ii. 2 Value Scales in 11 steps

TU JAN 30 
i. Introduction to Project II: Optical Color / Vibrating compliment pairing
ii. Color wheels / primaries / secondaries / tertiaries 

 TH FEB 1 
i. Project II: Vibrating Compliments
ii. Introduce independent research on paintings for analysis and collect in Sketchbooks
OPENING IN THE REISMAN HALL ART GALLERY, video installation 4 - 5:30 PM

TU FEB 6 
i. Project II: Vibrating Compliments

 TH FEB 8
i. Project II: Vibrating Compliments

TU FEB 13 
i. CRIT: Project II: Vibrating Compliments
ii. Introduction Project III: Alla Prima paintings from direct observation

 TH FEB 15 
i. Monochromatic alla prima from observation
ii. Monochromatic alla prima from observation
HW. Monochromatic still life with addition of one color

TU FEB 20  
i. Critique homework
ii. Project IV: Full chroma still life painting of potato

TH FEB 22 
i. Full chroma still life painting of potato 
HW: New full chromatic still life painting

TU FEB 27 
i. Critique homework
ii. Introduce Project V: Found Image: Collaged Realities
Create 4 collages in your sketchbooks and select one for your next painting's subject matter
HW: Purchase stretcher bars at length of scaling up your collage 1:2"

TH MAR 1
i. Student research presentations first 1/2 of class
ii. Demo: stretching a canvas with wooden stretcher bars / gesso surface
iii. Students stretch canvases
HW: Project V: Found Image: Collaged Realities
Scale up your image with pencil onto stretched canvas to be ready to paint following class 

TU MAR 6
i. Student research presentations first 1/2 of class 
ii. Project V: Found Images: Collaged Realities

 TH MAR 8 
i. Project V: Found Images: Collaged Realities
ii. Complete Project V: Found Images: Collaged realities by the end of class
iii. Introduce Project VI: Into Abstraction,  painting off a patterned ground - Sigmar Polke

TU MAR 13  — SPRING BREAK
TH MAR 15  — SPRING BREAK

TU MAR 20 
i. Bring in patterned cloth and stretcher bars or firm substrate (canvas panel)
iii. Compose and begin Project VI

TH MAR 22 
i. Project VI: Into Abstraction

TU MAR 27 
Project VI: Into Abstraction

TH MAR 29  
i. Student Multi Media presentations delivered to class first half of class
ii. Project VI: Into Abstraction
iii. Introduce VII: Gridded portraits

TU APR 3 
i. CRIT: Project VI: Into Abstraction
ii. Project VII: Gridded portraits
iii. Chuck Close DVD

TH APR 5  
i. Student Multi Media presentations delivered to class first half of class 
ii. Project VII: Gridded portraits 

TU  APR 10 
i. Critique Project VII: Gridded portraits
ii. Introduction Project VIII: Serial transformation

TH APR 12  
i. Project VIII: Serial transformation
ii. Introduction Project IX Student directed final project

TU APR 17 
i. Project VIII: Serial transformation

TH APR 19 Pepper away - visiting artist at University of Connecticut
i. Project VIII: Serial transformation, continue
ii. Work on media presentations

TU APR 24 
i. Project VIII: Serial transformation
ii. Student media presentations due - send Pepper PPT and notes of your presentation by 12:00 noon April 24. Remember to put a URL of an article you wish for us to read

 TH APR 26
i. Project VIII: Serial transformation 
ii.  Student media presentations due - send Pepper PPT and notes of your presentation by 12:00 noon April 24. Remember to put a URL of an article you wish for us to read

TU MAY 1 
i. DUE: Critique Project VIII Serial transformation
ii. Project IX Student directed final project work
iii. Student led questions from your Media presentations from APRIL 24 and 26.

 TH MAY 3
i. Project IX Student directed final project work 
ii. iii. Student led questions from your Media presentations from APRIL 24 and 26.

 ** Please note that the calendar set forth may be subject to change at the discretion of the instructor due to the make up of the class, assignments and materials at hand.

FINAL EXAM scheduled on Tuesday, MAY 6 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM 
Critique Project IX Student directed final project

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