| Water-Based Painting |
Early College Program |
407 (001) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This course introduces students to traditional and nontraditional materials and techniques used in water-based painting. Projects involve painting from observation and imagination, drawing inspiration from contemporary artists and historical masters. Explore a variety of subjects using materials like ink, acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media. You'll enhance your understanding of color, tone, volume, contrast, and temperature as you bring your ideas to life. Additionally, visits to the Art Institute of Chicago will provide further inspiration. Students should have previous drawing experience, but no painting experience is necessary. Note: Figure Drawing and Figure Painting use nude models hired by the School. Other painting and drawing classes may use them to a lesser degree.
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Class Number
1103
Credits
1
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| Summer Institute: Advanced Painting and Drawing Studio |
Early College Program Summer Institute |
410 (007) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
In this course students will focus interests and refine their skills to create strong, portfolio-quality work. This advanced course is intended for students with previous drawing and/or painting experience who are ready to experiment, take risks, and push their skills to the next level. The organization of ideas and development of self-directed work is emphasized with instructor guidance and peer support. Students explore contemporary artistic practices through interdisciplinary approaches that cultivate material exploration, image making strategies, and traditional and non-traditional drawing and painting techniques. Lead by their individual projects and goals, students may choose to work in a variety of media, such as water-based paint, oil paint, ink, pencil, charcoal, collage, or a combination of media. Trips to the Art Institute of Chicago, contemporary artist presentations, group critiques, daily writing exercises, and class discussions supplement the studio experience.
*NOTE* Painting and/or drawing experience and ability to work independent of specific assignments required. Students are encouraged to bring their own digital camera, tablet, and/or laptop for homework/research and after-studio hours projects. Note: Figure Drawing, Figure Painting, Painting, and Drawing courses may use nude models hired by the School. Other classes may use them to a lesser degree.
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Class Number
1117
Credits
2 - 4
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| Exploring Monoprint |
Adult Continuing Education |
520 (001) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This class will guide students on a deep dive into the possibilities of monoprint and monotype - painterly printmaking processes that lend themselves to immediacy and experimentation while producing finessed and complex imagery. The class will introduce a variety of monotyping processes, as well as elements of collagraph and chine collé, then cover multi-layer registration, allowing for the planning and production of more complex compositions. Student work may incorporate elements of drawing, painting, and collage in combination with printmaking techniques, with the option to use SAIC laser cutters to produce photo-based printing plates. Students will have the opportunity to draw upon both the collections of the Art Institute and the immediate environment of downtown Chicago in their work as they produce several unique prints and variable editions during this one-week intensive.
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Class Number
1108
Credits
0.33
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| Explorations in Acrylic Painting |
Adult Continuing Education |
532 (001) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This course will introduce students to acrylic painting through the exploration of traditional and contemporary approaches to the medium. Through demonstrations, individual dialogue, class discussions, and critiques, students will learn how to work with the acrylic paints. Artists including Mark Bradford, Helen Frankenthaler, and Mark Rothko will provide inspiration as participants complete a series of paintings on paper, canvas, and wood.
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Class Number
1100
Credits
1
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| Painting Practice |
Painting and Drawing |
2001 (014) |
Fall 2025 |
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Description
Painting Practice is an introductory painting course offering. The curriculum addresses basic skills as related to a painting studio practice. Topics and curricular goals include material, facility and technique, space and color, as well as concept. This course is a prerequisite for all Multi-level Painting, Figure Painting and Advanced Painting Studio classes.
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Class Number
1693
Credits
3
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| Painting Materials and Techniques: Foraging for Pigments |
Painting and Drawing |
3052 (001) |
Summer 2025 |
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Description
This multi-level course will explore the intersection of art and nature while foraging local plant and earth matter to create pigments for inks and paints. We will delve into the diverse world of pigments, employing various binders to craft water-based mediums such as inks, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. Students will be introduced to both traditional and experimental techniques and extend beyond the studio, incorporating outdoor, in situ sessions where we actively forage materials.
We will learn about contemporary artists like Ricky Lee Gordan, Sam Falls, Cathy Hsaio, Elisabeth Heying, and more, who source their own pigments, examining how these artists thoughtfully incorporate them into their work. Simultaneously, we will look at the historical roots of pigments, tracing their origins and uncovering their myriad applications across cultures and time periods.
By the end of the course, students will not only possess the skills to create work using self-sourced pigments but will also gain a nuanced understanding of the historical and contemporary significance of pigments in the broader artistic context. This course will provide a unique opportunity to bridge art and sustainability while making a deeper connection to the natural world.
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Class Number
1200
Credits
3
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