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This course will address the many demands of painting on location in the city. Special attention will be given to observing and interpreting the effects of outdoor light using the rich complexly of New York City’s streets and public spaces as a point of departure. Students will be encouraged to distill their own compositions from the dense matrix of people and infrastructure that shape the city’s unique visual character. The class will meet at various sites around Manhattan and Brooklyn each with its own particular problems and challenges. Working 'in situ' students will explore how composition, color, tone and form are affected by the vagaries of outdoor light. Aspects of drawing and paint handling will also receive attention. While working in oil is recommended students will be welcome to use mediums of their choice.
For registration and information please contact The Art Students League of New York
(212) 247-4510
Painting, Composition & Color from Life
This course will concentrate on the study of composition and form using the human figure as a point of departure. Emphasis will be placed on working from the live model. While oil painting approaches will be stressed, students will be welcome to use any medium of their choice to explore the fundamentals of tone and color relationships. Aspects of drawing, compositional studies, and paint handling will receive special attention and will be discussed within the context of evolving vigorous solutions to the problems of painting composition. Students will be encouraged to develop their own ideas outside the class to inform their own personal artistic direction. Historical precedents will be introduced wherever and whenever relevant.
September 6, 210 – May 29, 2011
Five Mornings a week, Monday through Friday: 8:45am to 12:30pm
Two Evenings a week, Wednesday and Thursday: 7:00pm to 10:15pm
For registration and information please contact The Art Students League of New York (212) 247-4510