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F  A    1  1  b  :  B  E  G  I  N  N  I  N  G    P  A  I  N  T  I  N  G      S  p  r  i  n  g    2016  Prof.  Susan  Lichtman,    lichtman@brandeis.edu,    Class  hours:  Monday/Wednesday  10:00AM-­‐12:50  PM  Office  hours:  Before  and  after  class,  and  other  days  by  appointment.  TA’s  Gina ginagwen@gmail.com  and  Jason  jlipow@brandeis.edu      Beginning  Painting  was  conceived  as  a  full  year  experience,  recommended  for  students  wishing  to  pursue  painting  as  a  Studio  Art  Major  in  the  Fine  Arts  Department  and  other  students  with  a  serious  commitment  to  learning  about  the  language  of  painting.  Students  can  enter  mid-­‐year  who  have  suitable  experience  and  interest.  A  pre-­‐requisite  of  a  college  drawing  course  is  required,  a  previous  semester  of  painting  is  strongly  recommended.    This  second  semester  of  Beginning  Painting  will  focus  on  increasing  complex  pictorial  ideas  and  will  focus  on  figure  painting  for  most  of  the  semester.  Using  oil  paint,  you  will  explore  color,  space,  form  and  the  expressive  possibilities  of  perceptual  painting  through  structured  assignments.    

   

   Dana  Schutz,  Am.  20/21st  

Class  requirements:  FA  11b  meets  six  hours  a  week,  and  students  will  be  expected  to  work  outside  of  class  another  six  hours  each  week  –  or  more,  as  required.    Class  attendance  is  mandatory,  and  repeated  absences  will  lower  final  grade.  Please  e-­‐mail  Lichtman@brandeis.edu  with  the  reason  for  your  absence  the  day  you  must  miss  class.  Do  not  arrive  late  or  leave  early  without  permission,  especially  on  days  when  models  are  scheduled.    Monitors  are  on  duty  in  Goldman/Schwartz  weekday  evenings  and  weekends.  (Hours  will  be  posted.)  You  may  have  access  to  the  building  after/before  monitor  hours  as  long  as  you  are  not  alone  in  the  building.  Call  Campus  Security,  with  a  friend  or  classmate,  to  unlock  the  door  for  you.  If  you  are  alone,  they  will  check  to  make  sure  there  are  others  in  the  building  before  letting  you  in.          Grading  is  based  on  performance  in  the  class  –  on  the  quality  of  your  effort,  on  your  understanding,  creativity  and  growth.    (A  specific  grading  rubric  will  be  provided  later  in  the  semester.)  Homework  assignments  must  be  done  on  time,  and  are  an  opportunity  for  you  to  work  at  your  own  pace,  exploring  methods  and  imagery  that  interest  you.  Participation  in  group  class  critiques  is  required.  Private  final  critiques  take  place  at  the  end  of  the  semester.  

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Students  with  disabilities  should  request  the  kind  of  assistance  they  need  to  perform  well  in  this  class.        Course  work  will  be  done  primarily  in  oil  paint  on  canvas,  but  will  also  include  collage,  drawing  and  water-­‐based  media.  The  materials  for  the  class  are  quite  expensive.  Please  let  us  know  if  you  have  a  problem  acquiring  what  is  needed.  Every  effort  will  be  made  to  provide  materials  for  class  use.    You  will  have  a  palette  table  with  a  locked  cage  to  keep  your  paints  and  brushes  and  a  cubby  for  your  canvases.    Many  of  the  materials  used  in  this  class  are  toxic  if  not  used  correctly.  Pay  attention  to  all  health  and  safety  recommendations,  as  posted  in  the  building  and  explained  in  class.    Jon  Koppel,  Koppel@brandeis.edu  ,  is  the  F.A.  department  studio  tech,  and  can  assist  you  with  issues  relating  to  materials  and  safety  concerns.      I  am  not  on  campus  every  day  –  my  own  studio  is  at  home  –  but  I  am  always  available  by  e-­‐mail  if  you  have  questions  or  concerns.    Syllabus:    This  second  semester  will  begin  with  a  still  life  of  a  reflective  object,  but  in  early  February  will  involve  working  from  models,  both  clothed  and  nude.  When  classes  have  models,  you  must  spend  6  hrs  on  a  homework  painting  on  panels  provided,  choosing  from  a  subject  provided.  Mid  semester  we  will  work  on  a  large  constructed  figure  painting.  In  April  you  will  make  a  22x66  inch  painting  of  a  standing  self-­‐portrait  or  a  panorama  still  life.  A  final  series  of  small  paintings,  on  a  subject  of  your  choice,  will  be  the  final  assignment.    Images  of  paintings  both  art  historical  and  contemporary  will  be  posted  on  Latte  periodically  and  viewed  during  class.    A  museum  visit  will  be  scheduled  later  in  the  semester  and  it  is  expected  that  you  will  visit  the  Rose,  familiarize  yourself  with  the  creative  arts  collection  in  the  Goldfarb  Library.  During  the  semester  you  will  give  a  10  minute  slide  talk  on  a  contemporary  or  modern  painter  assigned  to  you.    SYLLABUS  Week  1  W1/13  Course  description/  materials    Homework:  Stretch  and  prime  canvas,  Draw  reflective  object,    W1/20    Reflective  object  Homework  :  Work  3  hrs  on  reflective  object  Week  2  M1/25  Reflective  object  W1/27  “  Homework:  Finish  still  life.  If  finished,  do  a  homework  panel  from  list.  Week3  M  2/1  Izebel  COLLAGE  W2/3    Izebel    “  Homework:  HW  panel  Week4  M2/8  Edward  W2/10  Edward  Homework  Winter  Break  Week5  

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M2/22  Model  TBA  W2/24  Model  Homework:  Bathroom  or  bedroom  interior  w/floor  must  be  completed  by  next  class.  Week  6  M2/29  Izebel  in  an  interior  W3/2Izebel  in  an  interior  Homework:  Stretch/prime  canvas  for  narrative  painting  Week  7  M3/7  Model/Izebel  Constructed  Narrative  Painting  W3/9  Model/Izebel  “  “  Homework  Week  8  M3/14  TBA  W3/16  TBA  Homework  Week  9  M  3/21  Model/Narrative  Painting  W3/23  Model/Izebel  Narrative  Painting  Homework  Stretch  and  prime  22”x66”  canvas  Week  10  M  (no  class)  W  3/30  22x66  Painting:  Standing  self-­‐portrait  or  panorama  still  life  Homework:  Work  3  hrs  on  22x66  Week  11  M  4/4  22x66  Painting  W  4/6  “”  Homework:  3  hrs  on  22x66  painting.  Week  12  M4/11  22x66  painting  W4/13  22x66  Homework  Finish  22x66  painting.    Week  13  M4/18  Critique  W4/20  Final  Series  Homework  Passover  Break  Last  Class  M  5/2  Final  Series/critiques  

 David  Park,    Am.  20C      

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 H  O  M  E  W  O  R  K  The  following  are  12  starting  points  for  6  small  paintings  to  be  made  outside  of  class  when  models  are  scheduled  during  class.    These  topics  are  intended  to  complement  in-­‐class  work  and  stimulate  exploration  in  new  directions.  Topic  #13  is  required  but  you  should  choose  your  other  five  subjects  from  this  list.    Most  paintings  will  be  made  on  panels  provided,  which  you  will  gesso.  Because  of  their  small  in  size,  you  can  paint  them  in  one  sitting-­‐  though  some  have  a  few  steps.  If  you  have  acrylic  paint  or  gouache,  you  may  do  some  of  the  paintings  using  these  water-­‐based  paints,  especially  if  you  are  working  at  home  without  proper  ventilation.  Every  Monday  starting  on  Feb.  11,  your  homework  paintings  will  be  hung  on  the  studio  wall  for  consideration.    1.  Light  on  snow.  Painted  outside  or  from  a  window,  after  a  snowfall.    2.Feet.  (Bare  feet,  your  own  or  someone  elses.)  3.  The  night  studio.  Turn  of  most  of  the  lights  in  the  studio  –  or  find  a  studio  in  GS  where  you  can  turn  off  most  of  the  lights.  Paint  the  interior  as  you  would  a  nocturnal  landscape  or  the  deep  woods.  4.  A  mango,  papaya  or  melon  painted  slowly,  as  one  would  paint  flesh.  5.  A  pair  of  old,  well  worn  shoes    6.  Painting  as  social  networking:  Ask  someone  you  know  only  slightly,  but  whose  appearance  you  admire  in  some  way,  if  you  can  paint  their  portrait.    7.  A  painting  with  the  title  “Laundry.”  (An  interior  or  a  still  life  or  a  figure  painting.)    8.  A  painting  about  food  –  a  meal,  or  someone  eating.    9.  Full  length  self  portrait  –  standing  or  sitting  –  wearing  “formal”  attire.    10.  Part  1:  A  late-­‐winter  landscape  painted  on  a  found  object.  The  object  can  be  flat  or  round,  metal,  glass,  wood  etc.  Part  2:  Make  a  painting  of  the  painted  object  sitting  in  a  real  space.  11.  A  copy  of  a  European  painting  made  between  1500-­‐1900  and  which  has  three  or  more  figures.    Suggestions:  Use  a  limited  palette:  black,  white,  raw  umber  and  burnt  sienna.    OR    use  a  “fauve”  palette  of  subjective,  saturated  color.  12.  An  unmade  bed,  with  or  without  sleeping  person13:  Required  by  February  29:  A  domestic  interior:  Bathroom,  bedroom  or  kitchen.  (You  will  paint  a  model,  in  class,  into  this  space.)  Please  include  some  floor.    

                   Henri  Matisse,  Fr.  20th  C                                                                                    Berthe  Morisot,  Fr.  19th  C  

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FA 11b. Beginning Painting II. Spring 2106 Prof. Susan Lichtman Lichtman@brandeis.edu M A T E R I A L S L I S T If you were enrolled in FA 11a or 107a, please replenish used-up tubes of paint, buy some new colors, replace worn brushes and palette knives of various sizes as needed. If you have materials from another former painting experience, please make sure you have the equivalent of the materials listed below. E-mail me if you have questions. You will be given the following supplies and will not need to buy: cotton duck canvas, Masonite supports, gesso, glass palettes, palette scrapers, solvents, oil paint mediums, (i.e. linseed oil.) We will be recycling old stretcher bars – removing old canvas and re-stretching with new. Recommended stores: Utrecht/Blick Art Supplies: Boston or Cambridge or all over the US Blick http://www.dickblick.com or www.utrechtart.com Jerry’s Artarama www.jerrysartarama.com/

O I L P A I N T Buy the best quality you can afford. Each company prices paint by “Series”. Series 1 colors have less expensive pigments than Series 5. You can buy Utrecht’s own brand, or if at other stores find good quality student paint, ie Winton or Gamblin student grade, or better quality paints such as Windsor Newton, Gamblin artist grade, Rembrandt, Sennilier etc. At Blick or Utrecht, Utrecht brands paints of the following colors cost $5-7 for a 37ml tube. yellow ochre burnt sienna venetian red. Mars or ivory black , (or mars/ivory) cadmium yellow light (imitation or “hue” ok) or hansa yellow zinc yellow cadmium red light, (imitation cadmium ok) alizarin crimson ultramarine blue cobalt blue or prussian blue chromium oxide green titanium white (2 150ml tube-) (Suggestions for extra colors to try: Napthol red, Cadmium red medium, Cadmium orange, viridian, manganese blue, unbleached titanium, raw sienna, raw umber, paynes grey. B R U S H E S / K N I V E S IMPORTANT: 2 diamond shaped palette knives (2-3inch) 6 $ each 5 Long handle, white natural bristle brushes: flats or filberts: #2,4,6, 8 rounds: # 4, 6 5 Long handle, soft bristles (imitation sable): flats # 4,6 rounds: #4, 6 ($45 total) MISCELLANEOUS I T E M S:

• Paper palette for homework done outside of the studio • Combination padlock for your palette table- storage cart • From drugstore: 8 oz. Baby oil or Mineral oil and • Large bar Ivory soap for cleaning brushes • Optional but recommended: Light –duty staple gun and staples. (ie Arrow JT21 ) ($15)

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