Time Schedule:
Barbara L. Noah
BISIA 374
Bothell Campus
Explores how art is made in specified areas of inquiry, genre, or media. Arts may include visual, written, or performance arts, or a combination of these.
Class description
An intermediate level studio workshop for the creation of paintings and hybrid works using water-based paint and other materials. There will be options for painting, the use of paint with mixed media, and the use of traditional and non-traditional materials with paint. Work will emphasize both visual skills and concept, supplemented with readings about conceptual content, as well as writing about your work. Experimentation will be encouraged.
Student learning goals
Increase skills and concept development using water-based paint media, as well as other materials for possible hybrid works combining painting with other media
Learn about a variety of traditional and non-traditional approaches to painting
Hone individual formal, conceptual, & process skills
Develop individual creative vision through content, materials, and processes, as well as apply critical thinking, reflective skills, and possible interdisciplinary interests to that effort
Gain increased vocabulary and comprehension to be able to engage in critical dialogue about art
Writing cogently about your work
General method of instruction
Lectures, studio work, discussions, reading articles about art/artists
Recommended preparation
Since this is an intermediate class, you would benefit from some previous basic experience in painting, whether from painting classes or life experience with paint media
Questions: bnoah@uwb.edu
Class assignments and grading
Studio projects, with readings and brief writing assignment(s).
Assessment of class projects based on productivity and skills
