ONLINE EXPLORATIONS IN PAINT - L1 / OEP421

Course Code: OEP421
Tutor: Zoë Nash
When: Thur 10.00am - 12.00pm
Dates: 11 November - 16 December 2021
Duration: 6 weeks

Cost: $190

This online course explores a range of innovative mark-making, painting and drawing techniques using acrylic paint. Weekly, you’ll be introduced to different methods that demonstrate the exciting potential of this super versatile and quick-drying medium. Along the way, you’ll be shown the work of relevant artists to both inspire and illustrate the refined application of the techniques covered.

With a focus on abstraction and experimentation, this open-ended, hands-on, short course is suitable for total beginners or for those with some experience who want to refresh and further develop a current painting practice. By the end of the six sessions each student will have created a small collection of finished abstract works on paper.

Course requirements:
Reliable desktop computer/ smart phone/ laptop
Internet connection/wireless
Webcam/Microphone
Zoom account (can use free version)

Materials:
Acrylic paints: a variety colours i.e. primary colours: yellow, red, blue, black and white (minimum) Students are also encouraged to use additional favourite colours if desired
A4 drawing/sketch pad
A4 watercolour pad: 250-300gsm (12 sheets) cold-pressed
Low-tack lilac masking tape
Brushes: 1x small 1x med. sized round brush, 1x med. flat brush (10-15mm), 1x med. flat hog hair/bristle (10-15mm), 1x toothbrush
Everyday items: bamboo sticks/skewers, drinking straw(s), sponge, rag, toothpicks, cotton buds, old credit card (piece of cardboard/rubber paintbrush), table salt, sheet of newspaper, feather, fork, hair comb
Palette knife or spatula
Optional: extra paintbrushes various shapes/sizes, acrylic modelling paste, gel and/or gloss medium, additional watercolour paper in a variety of sizes

Schedule:
Session 1 Course introduction and materials overview, followed by brushwork and colour: a slideshow overviewing artist examples, then a tutor demonstration of different brush techniques, followed by student practice.
Session 2 Non-traditional brushes: tutor demonstration of mark-making using less conventional drawing/painting tools, followed by student practice.
Session 3 Adding water: tutor demonstration on how to make washes, stains, and faux watercolours, then student practice.
Session 4 Alla prima: slide presentation of selected contemporary and 20th Century artist examples, tutor demonstration then student practice.
Session 5 Impasto: slide presentation showing the work of selected artists specialising in this application, tutor demonstration then student practice.
Session 6 Putting it all together: tutor overview and then the time to create some more fully resolved works on paper that explore a combination of some of the techniques covered.