Using watercolor, learn the strategies Morisot, Constable, Monet, and Cézanne employed to harness light in their images. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)
Learn to embrace and celebrate the unpredictability, versatility, and beauty of watercolor. Class discussions cover supplies; color theory, palettes, and pigment control; and exercises and experiments to achieve different effects.
In 1888 William T. Hornaday, chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution, set off to hunt some of the very last remaining American bison to create a museum display before they vanished forever. Yet far from hastening its extinction, he became integral to saving the species. Wildlife filmmaker Steve Nicholls examines how such a once-abundant creature could stand on the brink of extinction and how a few influential individuals such as Hornaday helped save the bison.
Students are introduced to the materials, tools, and technologies used in collage and assemblage, finding inspiration in artists who worked in collage, including Joseph Cornell, Romare Bearden, and Gertrude Greene.
This course is an introduction to J.M.W. Turner’s vast achievements in watercolor, with particular attention to his manner of expressing light and atmosphere. In-class exercises revolve around making studies of his masterworks with an emphasis on creating cohesive sketches, not replicas. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)
The limitless creative possibilities of watercolor can be a bit intimidating for beginning students. In this series, focus on the basics with methods that narrow parameters. Learn what supplies make all the difference and how to manipulate your brush to create flowing lines.
Learn to use the iPad, Apple Pencil, and Procreate for illustration and animation. Students get an introductory lecture on the basics of digital art production, demonstrations, and experience drawing in Procreate on an iPad.
Learn to sketch animals and objects found in nature, then combine your drawings with painting and additional elements and textures to create whimsical or serious mixed-media art.
Giotto di Bondone revolutionized the field of Italian painting in the 14th century by breaking with the predominant Byzantine style, filling his paintings with expressive character types, landscapes, vibrant colors, and complex visual arrangements. In fact, Giotto’s naturalistic treatment of religious subjects might be defined as a sort of visual vernacular. Italian Renaissance art expert Rocky Ruggiero explores some of the painter’s extraordinary works. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)
This advanced course builds on Introduction to Music Theory and is intended for individuals who read music and can visually and aurally identify the basic elements of pitch, rhythm, and form. Using audio and score examples from many musical genres, content includes an analysis of melody and harmony in greater depth and detail and also includes weekly assignments in ear-training, sight-reading, improvisation, and composition, as well as instructor-led musical dictation.
