SRISA - Santa Reparata International School of Art

DEPARTMENTS

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS

DESIGN DEPARTMENTS

LIBERAL ARTS & CULTURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

ITALIAN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Summer Courses

Painting II

Credit hours: 3--Contact hours: 90

Course # 22-2220 SR

Course Description:

In this course students will:
Learn the fundamentals of painting with oils, including how to prepare supports, select and apply appropriate grounds, mix colors, use mediums, and use the equipment.
Experiment with a variety of techniques to achieve different effects
Practice observational painting
Analyze & Control the way formal elements work with our ideas and concepts to make paintings that are resolved
Observe, Evaluate, & Critique our own and others' painting in order to learn how to use the medium to best express our ideas and visions
Attend exhibits of paintings at galleries and local museums

This intermediate painting course builds upon the formal skills learned in Beginning Painting and cultivates further conceptual understanding. Through a series of studio projects based upon a variety of historical approaches to painting, students will strengthen their mastery of materials and techniques while developing an increased understanding of the relationship between form, subject and content.. Museum visits, illustrated lectures, critical readings and critiques will supplement studio projects.

Students in Painting II will have the opportunity to expand on basic painting principles and techniques to develop their skills and ideas in greater depth. Projects based on the rich artistic history and contemporary environment of Florence will be designed to expand creative options in painting. Studio work will be supplemented by field trips, sketchbook assignments, and critiques that connect students’ paintings to historical and contemporary issues in painting as an art form. Students who have previous experience working with oil paint may work in that medium.

Instructor:
Steven Carrelli received his MFA from Northwestern University in 1995 and his BA (cum laude) from Wheaton College in 1990. He currently teaches painting and drawing at DePaul University and Columbia College Chicago. His recent exhibits include solo shows at Corpus, gescheidle, Chicago in 2003,and Spectrum, Friesen Galleries, Judson College, LyonsWier Gallery, and Adams Hall Gallery in 2002. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions over the past 10 years. He received a Fulbright Grant for Florence, Italy in 1995-96 and a Ruth Chenwen Foundation grant in 2001. Mr. Carrelli has taught at Santa Reparata previously and is fluent in Italian.

Schedule: Studio courses meet for a total of 80 contact hours for 3 optional credits. Studio, Art History, and Italian classes meet 4 days per week. On Fridays instructors may schedule field trips to surrounding cities and museums. Studio classes meet 4 hours per day alternating mornings and afternoons.
Note: Final schedule of class times will be available when students arrive in Florence.

Field Trips and Activities: Tuition includes a one-day walking tour of Siena and two half-day historical walking tours of Florence.