Classes so far

Hello again! Since this is only my second blog post and I only briefly went over my classes in my first post, I thought I would write more in depth about my classes.

On Monday and Wednesday mornings, I’m in a class called Drawing: Structure & Expression. This is the class that came after Drawing I and II for me. So far, we’ve worked mostly in large scale drawings of figures during class. Typically, we draw observing a live model either in graphite pencil, conté crayon, or charcoal. Here is an example of one of my class work drawings:

Each week for homework in Drawing: Structure & Expression, our professor has us draw a subject of our choice with a medium of our choice, and it doesn’t matter what we choose as long as the drawing is finished. Here is an example of one of my homework assignments:

On Monday and Wednesday afternoons, I have printmaking class! I’m pretty sure printmaking is going to be my favorite class this semester. The class has a format of different printmaking techniques for us to learn, but other than that, the class is very open. So far, some of the students have made over 4 different kinds of prints, while others have spent more time on one or two techniques. Personally, I’ve tried 3 or 4 different printmaking techniques. The first type of print we made was a linoleum print, which required carving a square of linoleum and rolling ink on it with paper through the printing press to create an image. Here are my sloths that I made using this method:

We had a few projects after that, and I’m working on one now that I’m very excited about! Once I get further along in the process I will post pictures and explanations.

On Tuesday nights, I have Ideas of Western Art I class. This class is a survey Art History class on, obviously, Western Art! It’s been difficult the past few weeks for our class due to a change of professors, but now that we’re all settled in the work is quite interesting! This week I’m working with a group of 3 to present on Greek Classical Art in class on Tuesday.

Last but not least, on Fridays from 10 am to 4:40 pm I have Painting class. I thought that this class was going to be super stressful since it’s all day, but we do have a nice sized lunch break and I actually prefer having a longer class because it allows me to completely finish a painting, as opposed to starting it during one class and finishing it another day. So far, our professor has gone over some basic painting and color mixing skills with us. Here are a few pictures of a painting I did in class as time went on:

Overall, my classes so far this semester are intriguing and challenging. I can’t wait to produce more work this semester, and I’ll be sure to post them as I do!