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Abstract Painting II

ART-40304

10 Weeks | Live Online

Discover your own creative language through the use of acrylic or oil paint and the formal elements of design. In Abstract Painting II, you will pursue individual assignments based on a specific idea or subject matter for the entire quarter. Ideas can range from the purely non-objective (a sustained exploration of color, form, rhythm via line, etc.), or may have more to do with representation (narration of a story, description of an object, a memory, a person, or even the investigation of a specific emotion). This course is designed for advanced painters seeking to hone their portfolio of work and for the student who has had previous experience painting and is interested in developing a personal direction.

Course Benefits:

  • One-on-one discussions with the instructor, along with class critiques, that will help you aim for the development of a focus and direction in your work.

  • You can work in any manner you like—representationally, from photos, abstractly, whatever—and in any media and size of your choosing.

  • To pursue and develop a body of work through the completion of a series of paintings.

  • By charting an individual course of focus, you will experience the day-to-day working process of the professional painter.

Quarters Offered: Winter | Live Online
Course Fee: $325
Course Length: 10 weeks
Prerequisite: Abstract Painting (ART-40194) or equivalent experience.
Note: First class meeting is mandatory. Elective course for Art and the Creative Process professional certificate. 

Materials: Please bring the following supplies to first class meeting.

  1. One stretched canvas or canvas panel with your choice of size

  2. Assorted paint brushes of various sizes and oil and/or acrylic paints that you already have

  3. Vine or willow charcoal sticks

  4. One roll of paper towels (Viva is best)

  5. Palette (disposable paper is fine)

  6. If using oils, a non-oder low toxic solvent

  7. Containers for water and/or solvents

Course Information

3.00 units
TBD

Course sessions

Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about this course and upcoming sections.