Florence, Italy - Course Descriptions - Painting II

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Summary

This intermediate painting course builds upon the formal skills learned in Beginning Painting and cultivates further conceptual understanding. Through a series of studio projects based upon a variety of historical approaches to painting, students will strengthen their mastery of materials and techniques while developing an increased understanding of the relationship between form, subject and content..Museum visits, illustrated lectures, critical readings and critiques will supplement studio projects.

Full Description

Instructor Stephen Carrelli assists a student

This intermediate painting course builds upon the formal skills learned in Beginning Painting and cultivates further conceptual understanding. Through a series of studio projects based upon a variety of historical approaches to painting, students will strengthen their mastery of materials and techniques while developing an increased understanding of the relationship between form, subject and content. Museum visits, illustrated lectures, critical readings and critiques will supplement studio projects.

Students in Painting II will have the opportunity to expand on basic painting principles and techniques to develop their skills and ideas in greater depth. Projects based on the rich artistic history and contemporary environment of Florence will be designed to expand creative options in painting. Studio work will be supplemented by field trips, sketchbook assignments, and critiques that connect students’ paintings to historical and contemporary issues in painting as an art form. Students who have previous experience working with oil paint may work in that medium.

In this course students will:

• Experiment with a variety of techniques to achieve different effects.
• Practice observational painting.
• Analyze & Control the way formal elements work with our ideas and concepts to make paintings that are resolved.
• Observe, Evaluate, & Critique our own and others' painting in order to learn how to use the medium to best express our ideas and visions.
• Attend exhibits of paintings at galleries and local museums.

Prerequisites

Drawing I or 2-D Design, and Painting I

Instructor Roxi McCloskey's "Bloom"

Instructor

Roxi McCloskey received her MFA in painting from the University of Texas - San Antonio. She also has a BFA in Painting and Drawing with a minor in Art History, and extensive experience and training in graphic design, illustration, digital imaging, photography, and set design. She has special interests in portrait painting and in encaustic painting. She is a Senior Lecturer at UT-San Antonio, where she has taught for 12 years. Additionally, she has taught at Trinity University and The Southwest School of Art & Craft. Her work has been exhibited internationally and her commissioned works are included in many important collections, including the Texas State Capitol.

Instructor

Steven Carrelli received his MFA from Northwestern University in 1995 and his BA (cum laude) from Wheaton College in 1990. He currently teaches painting and drawing at DePaul University and Columbia College Chicago. His recent exhibits include solo shows at Corpus, gescheidle, Chicago in 2003, and Spectrum, Friesen Galleries, Judson College, LyonsWier Gallery, and Adams Hall Gallery in 2002. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions over the past 10 years. He received a Fulbright Grant for Florence, Italy in 1995-96 and a Ruth Chenwen Foundation grant in 2001. Mr. Carrelli has taught at Santa Reparata previously and is fluent in Italian.

Facilities

A student practices her technique in the "Limonaia"

The painting and drawing studio, the "Limonaia", is a 600 sq. ft. studio with skylights, storage area, and direct access to the courtyard. Depending on the classes given it is configured with either large work tables or easels. Classes in drawing and painting are also held in the annex space on Via Santa Reparata. All studios at Santa Reparata are fully air conditioned and heated.

Required Supplies

The program fee does not include materials, other than basic solvents for cleanup, paint rags, and easels. The school has a stock of stretcher bars of all sizes that students may use without charge. The instructor will provide all applicants with a list of required colors and brushes, along with detailed information about all of the supplies.