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Florence, Italy - Course Descriptions - Portrait Painting
Course Information
| Subject: |
Art and Design (ARDE) |
| Number: |
2226 |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
Contact Hours and Credits
1 Month Session: 90 contact hours, 3 semester credits
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Summary
This course will focus on the validity of portraiture within contemporary painting as well as referencing the vast history of portraiture in all mediums. Readings from critics and artists on portraiture will be provided for discussion throughout the course. Students paint the figure from direct observation and discuss formal issues such as composition, handling of materials and color and reinforce issues of form, proportion and gesture. In addition to discussion and lectures, critiques are offered on both an individual and group basis. Students paint in oil and should have a basic understanding of oil painting as a prerequisite to the course.
Full Description
This course will focus on the validity of portraiture within contemporary painting as well as referencing the vast history of portraiture in all mediums. Readings from critics and artists on portraiture will be provided for discussion throughout the course. Students paint the figure from direct observation and discuss formal issues such as composition, handling of materials and color and reinforce issues of form, proportion and gesture. In addition to discussion and lectures, critiques are offered on both an individual and group basis. Students paint in oil and should have a basic understanding of oil painting as a prerequisite to the course.
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.
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