WELCOME TO THE COURSE! This class will reinforce and further the topics studied in Drawing and Composition I with an addition of color and mixed-media, exploration of papers, and mediums. Along with subject-based topics we will approach mark-making and conceptual elements within the frames of a contemporary drawing discourse. Students will work with still life, figure, portraiture, landscape, and interior, with an opportunity to discover a unique artistic voice through personal experimentation and conceptualization. Reading, writing, critiques and enriching dialog with fellow students will support the learning and creative process.

 Please begin by reading the course  SYLLABUS

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

Professor Grenader: lgrenade@endicott.ed  Office hours: variable; please email to set up an appointment if you have any questions, concerns, or to go over any course materials

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SLIDE PRESENTATIONS & SUPPORTING MATERIALS:

Drawing: History & Contemporary Practices

Drawing II Intro: Semester Overview

Graphite & Charcoal: pencils, powder, sticks, blending tools

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects: A Sketchbook Project 

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects:  Contrasting Subjects, Challenging the Typical 

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects: Work Samples

 

CONTÉ CRAYONS:

Conte Use Examples 

 

PASTEL/COLOR:

Pastel Color & Process 

Exploring Abstraction: Revisiting Still-Life. Experiments in Scale, Color, Form, & Composition

Pastel Still-Life: Stylistic Approaches & Varied Mark-Making. Student Work Samples.

 

COLOR LANDSCAPE:

Pastel Landscape: Forms, Methods, Process, & Elements of Nature

Landscape Photos

 

MIXED-MEDIA:

Mixed-Media Slide Presentation

Mixed-Media Exercises 

 

FIGURE:

Figure: Gestures 

Figure: Foreshortening 

Figure: Approaches to Shading & Composition

Figure in Color Pastel

 

SELF-PORTRAIT/FINAL PROJECT:

Self-Portrait: Real to Surreal - slide presentation and discussion

Head Structure and Process