Two Dimensional Studio Arts

[ Above: Artist McKael Barnes' SYE project (Student Project) ]

All studio courses are one-unit courses and meet five hours per week. Students interested in an Art and Art History major should plan to take AAH131 Drawing I, the pre-requisite for upper-level studio art courses, as soon as possible. See the Foundations page for more information.

Drawing

The emphasis is on developing an understanding of pictorial space in painting and use of basic elements such as color, value, form, composition and surface. Through structured projects, students learn fundamental painting techniques, make the transition from drawing into painting, and understand the process of visual perception. The Drawing 1 course is a prerequisite for later courses. See the Foundations page for more information.

Instructors: Melissa Schulenberg, Elizabeth Paige

Facilities

• Griffiths NC43, Noble Center, NC100

Courses

• AAH131 Drawing I
• AAH232 Drawing II

Painting

The emphasis is on developing an understanding of pictorial space in painting and use of basic elements such as color, value, form, composition and surface. Through structured projects, students learn fundamental painting techniques, make the transition from drawing into painting, and understand the process of visual perception.

Instructor: Kasarian Dane

Facilities

• Griffiths GR101

Courses

• AAH229 Painting I
• AAH230 Painting II
• AAH329 Painting III
• AAH329 Painting IV

Color Theory

This course explores the interaction of color through the classic exercises of Josef Albers. Using color aid paper and paint, students will work through versions of Albers projects that explore the highly relative nature of color. A wide range of the unpredictable and elusive properties of color will be examined and manipulated.

Instructor: Kasarian Dane

Facilities

• Griffiths GR104

Courses

• AAH228 Color

Printmaking

An introduction to relief and intaglio processes, involving drawing, processing, proofing, and editioning prints. Students are also exposed to historical and contemporary ideas and images related to making prints.

Instructor: Melissa Schulenberg

Facilities

• Noble Center NC101
• Facilities for:  intaglio, relief, lithography, and screenprinting.  There are two etching/relief presses: a Charles Brand press and a Takach press.
• There are two lithography presses:  a large Takach press for plate and stone lithography, as well as an older floor model stone-printing press.  
• The studio includes an exposure table for screen printing and photo-sensitive processes. 
• There is a separate studio for screen printing and paper-making.  Paper-making facilities include a Hollander beater and numerous moulds and deckles for Eastern and Western papermaking processes.

Courses

• AAH241 Printmaking I
• AAH341 Printmaking II

Book Arts & Paper-making

Artist's books are works of art that are made real in the form of a book. We examine the interplay between words and images as well as the sequential movement from page to page that this form offers. Students will explore how both original and appropriated texts and images are juxtaposed to create meaning. A variety of binding techniques and formats will be presented.

Instructors: Melissa Schulenberg, Velma Bolyard

Facilities

• Noble Center NC101
• There is a separate studio for screen printing and paper-making.  Paper-making facilities include a Hollander beater and numerous moulds and deckles for Eastern and Western papermaking processes.

Courses

• AAH284 Book Art

All of our art studios have been renovated since 2004.