Homework for 4/29/25

Due on 5/13/25

En Plein Air

Review the class notes on painting En Plein Air. Paint three versions of a single scene you can safely set up to work from and then return to. Design your page by the use of cropping to find an interesting composition. Do 3 paintings that take place under different lighting conditions. Morning vs night. Sunny vs rainy. Do not labor over the scene. It should be a quick study that takes no more than 20 minutes each.

Final Due on 05/13/25

Do a painting in the style and of the subject matter of your own choosing. It can be a portrait, landscape, still life, or other subject. For those who need inspiration, you can chose among the projects found in Chapter 6 (p. 91) of our textbook. The painting should highlight a technique or techniques that you were particularly drawn to. Grades will be based on the level of complexity and challenge of the scene vs the sucess of the attempt - as well as how well suited the techniques you choose is to the given subject matter.

Additionally, on 5/13 you will need to bring in your work to date, listed below.

Pre-Midterm

_________ Flat Wash (barn on hill)

_________ Graded Wash (barn with graded sky)

_________ Tonal Values (Church Window and Sienna House in Sunshine)

_________ Color Wheel/Glaze Grid

_________ Wet into Wet Classwork (landscape w/ foreground and reflection)

_________ Wet into Wet Textbook Exercise (Two Pines or Rush)

_________ Salt Textures

_________ Midterm (your choice of subject)

Post-Midterm

_________ Painting From Photo

_________ Shapes for Still Life

_________ Layering Paint (Teacups)

_________ Still Life with Toys

_________ Painting From Music

_________ Self Portrait

_________ Scene With Human Figure

_________ Plein Air

_________ Final