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Explore a fresh approach to drawing portraits by prioritizing the shadows of the face instead of fussing over details right from the start.
Participants refine and expand their drawing skills through studio practice in traditional media. Sessions focus on classic subject areas such as landscape, portrait, and figure.
Learn how to work with chalk pastels to create dynamic artworks in any genre. Demonstrations of techniques are the main focus, along with the history and versatility of the medium. Students work in their favorite genre: portrait, still life, abstract, or landscape.
Macro photography isn't just for the summer. Discuss and practice the tips, tricks, and techniques to take incredible macro photos of cut flowers, house plants, jewelry, abstracts, and kitchen utensils in the warmth of your home using light from your windows.
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther famously (and perhaps apocryphally) nailed his 95 Theses condemning papal indulgences to the Wittenberg Castle Church door, giving the Protestant Reformation its official starting date. But the true story of reform is more complicated, and Luther the man more controversial. Historian Amy Leonard of Georgetown University reviews the history and historiography of the Protestant Reformation and Luther’s place within it.
In this four-week class, students are introduced to materials and techniques for oil painting while laying a strong foundation for further artistic growth.
Take your ideas from banal to beautiful by learning how to create mind maps worthy of framing. Choose from three styles to illustrate your thoughts and goals.
Andrea Palladio’s villas, palaces, and churches encompass the mathematical harmony, classical inspiration, and humanist ideals that defined the Renaissance in Italy. His architectural language crossed eras and oceans, inspiring everything from English country estates to American civic buildings and even the White House. Art historian Elaine Ruffolo explores Palladio’s life, works, and philosophy, revealing how a former stonemason from Vicenza shaped the foundations of Western architecture. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)
Augustine of Hippo (354–430) harnessed the philosophical heritage of antiquity to express a new Christian philosophy, one that would have a huge impact—and shape how it would be seen for two millennia. Augustine scholar Scott MacDonald of Cornell University explores some of the concepts of faith, good and evil, human nature, and the search for the divine as reflected in Augustine’s major works.
Take this drawing fundamentals class as your first step in learning to draw. You learn to translate that stunning image in your mind or what you see in front of you onto paper, building a strong foundation for your drawing or painting practice.
