AVA 110 – Drawing 1
Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Wimer, Spring; Ross) Explore ways of responding to and recording perception through a variety of drawing media. Topics include effective use of line, mass, value, perspective, and composition, with an emphasis on observational drawing. Outside work is required; weekly critiques.
CC: HUM
AVA 210 – Drawing 2
Course Units: 1
(Winter; Wimer) Continuation of work in drawing with a concentration on mark-making, expressiveness, and responses to still-life, figure, space, and interior/exterior environments. Materials used include charcoal, graphite, ink, some pastel. Weekly assignments and outside work required.
Prerequisite(s): AVA 110 (recommended) or permission of the instructor.
CC: HUM
AVA 260 – Painting: Oil
Course Units: 1
(Fall; Kemp) An introduction to oil painting technique, color, and pictorial composition. Initial development of an individual visual vocabulary. Outside work is required; weekly critiques.
Prerequisite(s): A college-level introductory studio art course, two-dimensional or three-dimensional media, or portfolio review and permission of the instructor
CC: HUM
AVA 360 – Advanced Painting
Course Units: 1
(Winter; Ross) Emphasis on refining individual direction with respect to ideas of composition, content, and media. Stylistic development is stressed. Outside work required, critiques.
Prerequisite(s): AVA 130 , AVA 140, AVA 210 , AVA 260 or AVA 261 .
CC: HUM
AVA 405 – Special Projects in Painting
Course Units: 1
(Spring; Nemett) Continued study of painting at the advanced level, incorporating exploration of techniques, materials, and expanded concepts. Matters of scale and the evolution of individual direction are emphasized through group and individual critiques.
Prerequisite(s): AVA 260, AVA 261, or permission of the instructor. Special exclusions: may not be taken simultaneously with AVA 497, AVA 498, or AVA 499.
CC: HUM