FIGURE PAINTING IN CONTEXT: INVENTING A NARRATIVE

This class will be offered at the Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California.

You have a great idea and a willing model but how do you put the two together? Is it day, is it night? Is it indoors, is it out? Is the mood tragic or comic, somber or light?

The figure is a loaded subject which has been used throughout history to explain the human condition through story and myth. We will explore modes of narration using art history, the world around us, and personal experience as reference. Emphasis will be on invention, risk-taking and personal exploration.
This semester class is offered at Berkeley City College, in Berkeley, California.

This course provides ‘story-boarding’ tools for future animators and offers insight into the creative process for art historians.

First class meets Friday January 22, 2010 – bring sketchbook, paint (water media only), brushes, palette, watercolor paper (26” X 40” or 22” X 30”) – cold press for w/c; hot press for acrylic or gouache. Don’t spend money on materials yet.

For more information, contact Louise Stanley at: lulu AT locrian DOT com or 510.658.8468
Check out her web page: http://lulu.artist-at-large.com

Register on-line now. You may have to search for the class: http://www.peralta.edu/apps/pub.asp?Q=27&T=Enrollment%20Information

Figure Painting in Context: Art 119 (B1-Lec 21898 / B1L-Lab 21899) Pg 79 (online catalog)
Lecture: 10-11:50 am, F; Lab: Noon-3:50 pm, F Room 514
Class Begins: Friday, Jan 22, 2010
Painting the human form using live models: Exploration of basic painting techniques used to create gesture, volume and color with an emphasis on context, narrative and personal style; acrylic, gouache, watercolor.

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