ART-111A&B Painting

OHLONE COLLEGE GREENSHEET
ART-111A Painting-Color and Composition- ART-111B Painting- and repeating students

Kenney Mencher MA MFA
Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Ohlone College, Office: 4316
43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont, California 94539

Phone: (510) 659-6000, Ext. 5081
KMencher@ohlone.edu
home page: www.kenney-mencher.com
office hours:
M-TH 12-1 RM 4316 or by appointment

Classroom: 4311
T and TH 9:00am-11:50am
Fall 2004
passwords
username: ohloneuser
password: ohlone

111A Painting- Color and Composition:
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory course in studio painting practices designed to involve the student in basic studio techniques and experiences with regard to color, composition, and subject matter. Oil paint will be the primary media. Introduction to other painting media will be included in the instruction. STUDENT MATERIALS AND MEANS OF ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES: Supplemental Text: Smith, Ray, The Artist's Handbook, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Field trips to Bay Area art institutions There is an internet site created for your benefit at : http://www.kenney-mencher.com	STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES for 111A Painting- Color and Composition: Complete *(approximately) six paintings that demonstrate various relationships of color and composition. Demonstrate various techniques in applying paint to the support surfaces. Build *(approximately) two stretcher bars and stretch canvas over them. Prepare the canvas for painting Describe contemporary methods and media used in making art in the 20th century. *revised from original curriculum

ART-111B Painting
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This class continues the approaches studied in Painting 111A with an emphasis on form and content of subject matter. Techniques in painting with a student choice of media will be explored. STUDENT MATERIALS AND MEANS OF ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES: Supplemental Text: Smith, Ray, The Artist's Handbook, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. There is an internet site created for your benefit at : http://www.kenney-mencher.com	STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate painting skills and concepts through a greater emphasis on space, color, expressive use of form, image and symbolism. Solve problems of composition, form, content and intent in their painting. Complete 5 or more paintings.

There is an internet site created for your benefit at : http://www.kenney-mencher.com
A tentative calendar/schedule will be provided with this greensheet; however, there will be times when the schedule will need to be adjusted.

Attendance is mandatory and attendance will be taken.

You are allowed 3 absences before it affects your class participation grade.
The 4th absence drops your "Class Participation/Attendance/Daily Effort" grade a full letter.
Each additional absence drops your "Class Participation/Attendance/Daily Effort" grade a letter.
A lateness is worth a half absence.
Please note that this is significant portion of your over all grade.
If you miss 4 classes consecutively you will either fail or be dropped from the class.

Supply List

From the hardware store:

Turpenoid odorless thinner (you may need to get this in an art supplies store)
"Goop" waterless hand cleaner
plaster or spackling knives
1" and 2" cheap natural bristle brushes
a sheet of glass about 11x14" and a matching size piece of cardboard (cut from a box)
a roll of masking tape
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 or the Grocery

Rags
paper towels
a roll of toilet paper is helpful too
Saran Wrap or Handy Wrap
an apron or an old shirt
a couple of tuna cans
an old jar with a lid (from spaghetti sauce or mayonnaise around 26 ounces)

From the art supply store:

4-5 natural bristle brushes (flats are better and they should range in size from a size 10 "filbert" to a size size 2) (try not to pay more than $2.00 for each brush)
3-5 synthetic taklon or synthetic sable brushes (these should run around $5.00 to $20.00 each) (cat's tongue or flats. They should range in size from a size 10 "filbert" to a size size 2)
Paints: (hues are OK) Windsor Newton Wintons, Rowney Georgian, Utrecht, or Gamblin are all very good paints. I suggest buying the largest student grade tubes you can afford. (around 225 ml)
lamp black
burnt sienna
burnt umber or raw umber
raw sienna
yellow ochre
cadmium yellow
cadmium red
alizarin crimson
dioxazine purple
ultramarine blue
cerulean blue
payne's gray
white (I suggest "Permelba")
Linseed oil, and or Liquin or Galkyd painting medium
4-5 canvas boards or a pad of canvas paper
1 to 2 sets of stretcher bars somewhere between 11x14" and 18x24"
canvas to match
an 8 1/2" x 11" sketchbook or larger
pencils, erasers, and charcoal

EXAMINATIONS:
There are no examinations in this course. However, there may be some quizzes.

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE:

Attendance, Effort/seriousness of purpose, Class Participation	60%
Projects (quality and effort)	40%
Total	100%

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

August
Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Aug 15-21

First Day
Syllabus, Materials,

Demo-
Basic Shapes &
Perspective and still life

Suggested Homework:
Practice basic shapes and make
Still life drawings at home in your sketchbook

Last day to drop with 100% refund for non-resident students

22-28

Perspective and still life drawing

Suggested Homework:
Make several still life and perspective
studies in your sketchbook.

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

26
Christine Hanlon talks about her work and discusses water soluble oils

29-31

31
Demo-
Black and white still life objects in oil and how to clean your brushes.

September 1

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	September Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
September 1-4			September 1	2 Workday- black and white still life painting Suggested Homework: Make several still life studies in your sketchbook.	Last day to drop semester-length class without a "W" grade	4
5-11	Monday No Classes Labor Day Weekened	Color and Value Color in Film Demo- Glazing Color over Black and white paintings Demo- How to mix and bag colors Glaze Still Life Read Color Basics Caravaggio Velasquez Vermeer		Workday Still life Ptg is Due at the end of class
12-18		Still Life demo wet into wet Discussion on the elements of composition. The Principles of Form and Design. Balance. Emphasis and Focal Point. Suggested homework draw a still life		Still Life Painting wet into wet Suggested homework draw a still life
19-25		Still Life Painting wet into wet demo- stretching a canvas and preparing the surface		Still Life Painting wet into wet
26-30		Bring in sketchbooks drawing and mapping the human head drawings of plaster casts Suggested Homework: Make several studies from action figures, dolls, or sculptures you have in your home.		30 drawings of plaster casts Suggested Homework: Make several studies from action figures, dolls, or sculptures you have in your home.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	October Wednesday	Thursday
October 3-9	4	Black and white cast painting Suggested Homework: Make several studies from action figures, dolls, or sculptures you have in your home.		Black and white cast painting Suggested Homework: Make several studies from action figures, dolls, or sculptures you have in your home.
10-16		Full light on in room Chuck Close, Estes, Bechtle Photorealism read Photorealism How Kenney makes a painting Advanced Students Working from photographic reference Constructing and image from several photos Come up with a concept and bring in several images.	Suggested Homework: Make a grid and transfer drawing in your sketchbook.	Workday 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
17-23		Workday Photorealism	Suggested Homework: Make a grid and transfer drawing in your sketchbook	Workday Photorealism
24-30		Workday Photorealism	Suggested Homework: Make a grid and transfer drawing in your sketchbook	Photorealism due today

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
Nov 1-6	1 Last day to drop students from semester length courses with a "W" grade	The Human head and skull a Demonstration 3 views Rembrandt, Wyeth, Velasquez, Freud, and Tomb Drawing today: Bring in sketchbooks and pencils	Wet into wet demo of painting a portrait Suggested Homework: From either photos, the mirror and or a model, practice drawing the human head.
8-10		Paint studies of the head Suggested Homework: From either photos, the mirror and or a model, practice drawing the human head.	NO CLASS TODAY	Nov 12 Thanksgiving
14-20		Paint studies of the head Last day to drop students from semester length courses with a "W" grade	Paint studies of the head
21-27		The Human Figure a Demonstration 3 views Drawing today: Bring in sketchbooks and pencils: no paints	draw the Human Figure Demo on Hands Suggested Homework: From either photos, the mirror and or a model, practice drawing the human hand.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	December Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Nov 29	Figure painting Suggested Homework: From either photos, the mirror and or a model, practice drawing the human figure.	December 1	Figure painting
5-11		Figure painting		Dec 9 Figure painting	FINALS BEGIN

Fall 2004 Academic Calendar
Event	Date
WebAdvisor and TeleReg registration for continuing students begins, based on Registration Priority	Monday, April 26
Deadline for new student applications in order to ensure earliest possible registration times	Friday, April 30
WebAdvisor and TeleReg registration for new and former students begins	Monday, May 10
Deadline for K-12 applications in order to ensure earliest possible registration times	Thursday, July 15
WebAdvisor and TeleReg for K-12 begins	Monday, August 2
Extended office hours for late registration¹	Thursday, August 12 - Wednesday, August 18
Fall Semester Instruction Begins²	Monday, August 16
Last day to add semester-length class WITHOUT instructor's signature	Friday, August 20
Last day to drop with 100% refund for non-resident students	Friday, August 20
Last day to drop and be eligible for a refund³ (100% for resident students, 50% for non-resident students)	Friday, August 27
Last day to add semester-length class (requires instructor's signature)	Friday, September 3
Last day to drop semester-length class without a "W" grade	Friday, September 3
Holiday: Labor Day (weekend classes do not meet)	Monday, September 6
Last day to petition to complete a class on a credit/no credit basis	Friday, September 10
Last day to apply for Fall 2004 graduation or Certificate of Achievement⁴	Thursday, October 7
Spring 2005 Class Schedule posted on WebAdvisor	Thursday, October 14
Spring 2005 Class Schedule available on campus	Wednesday, October 27
Holiday:Veteran's Day (weekend classes do meet)	Friday, November 12
Last day to drop students from semester length courses with a "W" grade	Tuesday, November 16
Continuing student registration for Spring 2005 begins	Monday, November 22
Holiday: Thanksgiving (weekend classes do not meet)	Thursday, November 25 - Friday, November 26
Last day of instruction	Thursday, December 9
Final Exam Period - see complete Fall Final Exam Schedule	December 10-16
Deadline to request printed full grade report for pickup. Details...	Thursday, December 16
Grades available via WebAdvisor and TeleReg; grade reports will not be mailed.	Thursday, January 6

¹Students who apply to Ohlone college during or after Late Registration dates on the academic calendar should expect wait at least 24 hours processing time after submitting their completed application before they can register using WebAdvisor or TeleReg.

²Use the following percentages to calculate deadlines for classes which meet for less than the full term (i.e., Fast Track):

Last date to add: 20% of class meeting times
Last date to drop a class without a "W" (Census Date): 20% of class meeting times
Last date to apply for CR/NC: 30% of class meeting times
Last date to withdraw with a "W": 75% of class meeting times

If the class meets for 10 meetings or less, the class must be dropped prior to start of class to be eligible for a refund.

³Please note: The non-resident tuition and enrollment fees differ from resident fees. The deadline to drop with a refund also differs. Please see the fees chart for information concerning non-resident tuition refund deadlines.

⁴The Application for Summer/Fall 2004 Graduation (AA Degree, AS Degree, or Certificate of Achievement) is available from and should be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions and Records. Applications received after the deadline will be processed for the next term.

Registration Priority

Continuing students are assigned the earliest registration times based on having a declared academic program (major) and by the number of Ohlone units earned toward that program. Specific dates and times are made available to students in early April.

Returning and new students receive the next earliest block of registration times but do not receive specific appointments.

K-12 students desiring to enroll in Ohlone classes receive the last priority, starting approximately two weeks prior to the beginning of the term. See the academic calendar for beginning registration dates.