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TUESDAY THURSDAY FAST TRACK CLASS
02/07/2006-05/25/2006  T, TH 1:00PM - 4:20PM, Northeast Classroom, Room 4304
Dates of Classes Monday Tuesday Feb
Wednesday
Thursday
7-9
First Day
Syllabus, Materials,

Geometric Shapes in charcoal 
and with cross hatching

Simple still life drawings with simple geometric shapes.

Baroque Painters: Caravaggisti and Genre Scenes
Value

DUE Feb 14 by Midnight Assignment #1  (Read the directions carefully!)
  • Do not send me attachments.
  • Send me an e-mail directly to me (kmencher@ohlone.edu) your class number in the subject heading (ART 106A Tuesday and Thursday) 
  • Type directly into the body of the e-mail with 
    1. your name,(What you like to be called.) 
    2. telephone number, 
    3. e-mail address.
  • Please answer the following questions.
    1. Why are you taking this class?
    2. What do you expect to get out of this class?
    3. What grade do you expect to earn in this class?
    4. What will you have to do to earn this grade?
    5. Is there anything about yourself that you would like me to know?

    6. Do you have any questions for me?
Perspective
Caillebotte, Masaccio, Escher
One Point Perspective Rendering in Class

Read
Perspective
http://www.mcescher.com/

14-15 Two point rendering in class Simple Still Life
21-22 NO SCHOOL 
MONDAY
Simple Still Life Drapery studies
28 28 Still life 
Drapery studies
March 2
Still life 
Drapery studies

 
Dates of Classes Monday Tuesday March
Wednesday
Thursday
2 Still life 
Drapery studies
7-9 The Human Head
Rembrandt
Draw from Casts, drapery and human head
The Human Head
Rembrandt
Draw from Casts, drapery and human head
14-16 March 14
Field Trip
Legion of Honor in San Francisco
2-4
human head and Still life From Casts, Drapery studies 
colored paper

Painterly and linear qualities

NO CLASSES
MARCH 20-25
SPRING BREAK
28-29
    human head and from Casts, 
Proportions of the human figure.
Draw from casts and mannikens

 
Dates of Classes Monday Tuesday April
Wednesday
Thursday
4-6 Human Figure from Casts and life, red, white, black on brown or colored paper The hand

 

11-13
Human Figure from Casts and life, 
red, white, black on brown or colored paper
Bring small sketchbooks and pencils only to museum on Thursday. THURSDAY April 13 
2PM-4PM
Drawing Field Trip Stanford Museum
GET HERE EARLY
Parking is Bad!
18-20 Bring in a book of drawings 
by an old master and make a 
folio of copies in your sketchbooks
Bring in a book of drawings by an old master and make a 
folio of copies in your sketchbooks
25-27 Photorealism Photorealism
Read

 
 
 
Dates of Classes Monday Tuesday May
Wed
Thursday
1-3 Intro to color
Warm and Cool Still Life

Color
Color in Film

Read
Color_Basics

Still Life in full color
Vermeer

Read
Vermeer

9-11 Human figure in color
John Currin
 
Human figure in color

Building a concept and working from photo reference

16-18 Human figure in color

Building a concept and working from photo reference
 
 

 

Human figure in color

Building a concept and working from photo reference