Kenney Mencher MA  MFA Assistant Professor of Art and Art History  Ohlone College, Office: 4316 43600 Mission Blvd.,  Fremont, California 94539  Phone: (510) 979-7916 kmencher@ohlone.edu Office Hours, M&W, 1-2 RM 4316,  RM 4316,  Th 5:30-6:30 NC 2106 or by appointment

Please visit this website for a specific schedule of times the class meets and assignments http://www.kenney-mencher.com/ passwords  username: ohloneuser password: ohlone

STUDENT MATERIALS AND MEANS OF ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES:
Internet Site: www.kenney-mencher.com

Supply List From the hardware store: razor blades A tool box or a cheap tackle box for use as an art box (you can use an old handbag, cardboard box, backpack etc.) From Home Rags an apron  or an old shirt a ruler

From the art supply store: compressed charcoal sticks 4-5 8B or 9B Woodless Pencils 1-2  compressed graphite sticks 6B to 8B blending stumps (small, medium, large) vine charcoal a kneaded eraser a gum eraser 18"x24" Drwing Pad ~80lb paper, (I suggest spiral bind) 18x24" Charcoal Pad assorted tints (basically this is colored paper, if you cannot find one buy a bunch of construction paper as large as you can find it) a drawing board and clips a cheap set of pastels: but make sure they are not oil pastels (I like "Alphacolor" the best.) a small sketchbook that will fit in your backpack (spiral bound is best) optional A portfolio bag to carry it all in.  Some have shoulder straps. a small portable pencil sharpener

EXAMINATIONS: There are no examinations in this course but there are quizzes which will be based on readings from the on-line textbook and class notes.

Attendance is mandatory and attendance will be taken.
Every absence lowers  your class participation grade 4%.
Please note that this is significant because it comprises 40% of your over all grade.
If you miss 3 classes consecutively you will either fail or be dropped from the class.
A lateness is worth a half absence but I lock the doors after the first week once I begin lecturing.  Please do not knock or attempt to come in.
You will be responsible for writing some short essay answers and or several work sheets. All your work will be your own.

Late Work
Late work will be marked down a letter grade every class meeting.
If you are late to class it is late.

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE:
 

Monday	Tuesday	February Wednesday	Thursday
February 4 Geometric Shapes in charcoal  and with cross hatching Simple still life drawings with simple geometric shapes. Baroque Painters: Caravaggisti and Genre Scenes Value The Baroque Style: The Caravaggisti Cotan		February 6 Simple Still Life
February 11 Perspective Caillebotte, Masaccio, Escher One Point Perspective Rendering in Class Read Perspective http://www.mcescher.com/		February 13 Two point rendering in class
February 18 NO CLASS		Feb 20 Still life
Feb 25 Still life  Drapery studies		Feb 27  Required Field Trip Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 11 AM sharp Bring only pencils, erasers, a plastic bag for pencil shavings, and  a small sketchbook to draw in 9"x12" or paper and a clipboard	Thursday February 28 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30pm sharp

Monday	Tuesday	March Wednesday	Thursday
March 3 The Human Head Rembrandt Draw from Casts, drapery and human head Andrew Loomis "Figure Drawing" Andrew Loomis "Creative Illustration"		March 5 Human head from Life Still life From Casts Drapery studies red, white, black on colored paper
March 10 Proportions of the human figure. Draw from casts and mannikens Andrew Loomis "Figure Drawing" Andrew Loomis "Creative Illustration"		March 12 Human Figure from Casts and life, red, white, black on brown or colored paper
March 17 Human Figure from Casts and life,  red, white, black on brown or colored paper		March 19 Human Figure from Casts and life,  red, white, black on brown or colored paper	Thursday March 20 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30pm sharp
March 24 Spring Break		March 26 Spring Break
March 31  The Human Hand

Monday	Tuesday	March - April Wednesday	Thursday and Saturday
March 31 The Human Hand		April 2 Human Hand
April 7 Bring in a book of drawings  by an old master and make a  folio of copies		April 9 Bring in a book of drawings  by an old master and make a  folio of copies	Thursday April 10 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30pm sharp
April 14 Photorealism Chuck Close, Estes, Bechtle Photorealism read Photorealism http://www.aliciastrose.com/f-process.html		April 16 Photorealism Read http://www.koopfilms.com/ hockney/articles.html MIRROR IMAGES ,  By: Carrell, Jennifer Lee, Hockney, Candid Camera Hockney and the Camera Lucida Old Master Hockney's big book of nonsense
April 21 Photorealism		April 23 Photorealism	Saturday April 26 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 11 AM sharp
April 28 Intro to color Warm and Cool Still Life Color Color in Film Read Color_Basics		April 30 Still Life in full color Vermeer Read Vermeer

Monday	Tuesday	May Wed	Thursday
			Thursday May 1 Field Trip to Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University Please be on the front steps at 6:30pm sharp
May 5 Color		May 7 Color
May 12 Portraits in Color		May 14 Figure in Color