Drawing I
Session 1 (Calender Week 3) - getting to know each other
- Introduction of teacher´s work
- Choosing a literature that all students read
students may pick:
- The Artist´s Way, Julia Cameron
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of drawings, Session I (f.e. historical, contemporary, ...)
- 1th Exercise: "Close Looking"
drawing blind and continuous contour; pencil, charcoal, chalk, ink
Session 2 (Calender Week 4) - getting to know each other
- Introduction of student´s work
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Choosing a museum that all students visit
students may pick:
- Rodin Museum
- Bourdelle Museum
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of a drawing style, Session I (f.e. study, architecture, ...)
- 2th Exercise: "Close Feeling"
drawing something touchable; pencil, charcoal, chalk, ink
Session 3 (Calender Week 4)
- Visit & Discussion of museum
- Choosing a gallery that all students visit
students may pick:
- Perrotin Gallery
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of drawings, Session II (f.e. historical, contemporary, ...)
- Reflection of Exercises I & II
Session 4 (Calender Week 5)
- Visit & Discussion of gallery
- Choosing a gallery, museum that all students visit by themselves
students may pick an own proposal.
- Discussion of a drawing style, Session II (f.e. study, architecture, ...)
- 3th Exercise: "Still Life"
drawing still life; pencil, charcoal, chalk, ink
Session 5 (Calender Week 6)
- Discussion of gallery or museum visits
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of drawings, Session III (f.e. historical, contemporary, ...)
- 4th Exercise: "Proportion"
proportion and placement on the page, comparative measuring; pencil, charcoal, chalk, ink
Session 6 (Calender Week 7)
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Preparation for midterm evaluation (W-questions)
- Discussion of portfolios, Session I (established/emerging artists ...)
- Reflection of Exercises III & IV
Session 7 (Calender Week 8)
- Midterm portfolio and sketchbook review, written feedback
Session 8 (Calender Week 9)
- Reflection of midterm review
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Choosing a museum or gallery that all students visit
students may pick:
- Cluny Museum
- Drawing Lab Gallery
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of a drawing style, Session III (f.e. study, architecture, ...)
- 5th Exercise: "The Body"
proportions, portraing a fellow student (sitting, standing)
Session 9 (calender week 10)
- Visit & Discussion of gallery or museum
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of drawings, Session IV (f.e. historical, contemporary, ...)
- 6th Exercise: "The Head"
proportions, self-portrait with a mirror
Session 10 (calender week 11)
- Final discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of portfolios, Session II (established/emerging artists ...)
- Choosing a movie that all students watch
students may pick:
- The Mystery of Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot
- own proposal of students.
- Reflection of Exercises V & VI
Session 11 (calender week 12)
- Watching movie
- Discussion of movie
- 7th Exercise: "Composition"
working on a copy of an old master
Session 12 (calender week 13)
- Reflection of final review
- Reading together an essay (f.e. Drawings, John Berger)
- 8th Exercise: "Respond to the composition"
working on a reply to the copy; contemporary or personal
Session 13 (calender week 14)
- Reflection of Exercises VII & VIII
- Final session: concept, studio, peer critique
Session 14 (calender week 15)
- Portfolio critique
Painting I
Session 1 (Calender Week 3) - getting to know each other
- Introduction of teacher´s work
- Choosing a literature that all students read
students may pick:
- The Artist´s Way, Julia Cameron
- Ways of Seeing, John Berger
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of paintings, Session I (f.e. one for each century ...)
- 1th Exercise: "Close Looking"
painting a simple object through prolonged observation
Session 2 (Calender Week 4) - getting to know each other
- Introduction of student´s work
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Choosing a museum that all students visit
students may pick:
- Picasso Museum
- Orsay Museum
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of a painting style, Session I (f.e. oil, acryl, ...)
- 2th Exercise: "Colour Play"
experimenting with different types of paint; f.e. oil, acrly
Session 3 (Calender Week 4)
- Visit & Discussion of museum
- Choosing a gallery that all students visit
students may pick:
- Perrotin Gallery
- Raymond Dreyfus Gallery
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of artists, Session I (f.e. Neo Rauch next to Hieronymus Bosch ...)
- Reflection of Exercises I & II
Session 4 (Calender Week 5)
- Visit & Discussion of gallery
- Choosing a gallery, museum that all students visit by themselves
students may pick an own proposal.
- Discussion of artists, Session II (f.e. Paul Cézanne next to Giorgio Morandi)
- 3th Exercise: "Still Life"
creation of a painting based on a simple still life or fragment of an object
Session 5 (Calender Week 6)
- Discussion of gallery or museum visits
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of artists, Session III (f.e. Clara Peeters next to Louise Moillon)
- 4th Exercise: "Proportion"
proportion and placement on the page, comparative measuring
Session 6 (Calender Week 7)
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Preparation for midterm evaluation (W-questions)
- Discussion of portfolios, Session I (established/emerging artists ...)
- Reflection of Exercises III & IV
Session 7 (Calender Week 8)
- Midterm portfolio and sketchbook review, written feedback
Session 8 (Calender Week 9)
- Reflection of midterm review
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Choosing a museum or gallery that all students visit
students may pick:
- De l'Orangerie Museum
- Templon Gallery
- own proposal of students.
- Discussion of artists, Session IV (f.e. Frida Kahlo next to Paula Rego)
- 5th Exercise: "The Body"
proportions, portraing a sitting life model (if possible)
Session 9 (calender week 10)
- Visit & Discussion of gallery or museum
- Discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of paintings, Session II (f.e. historical next to contemporary, ...)
- 6th Exercise: "The Head"
proportions, self-portrait with a mirror
Session 10 (calender week 11)
- Final discussion of literature chapter
- Discussion of portfolios, Session II (established/emerging artists ...)
- Choosing a movie that all students watch
students may pick:
- The Mystery of Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot
- own proposal of students.
- Reflection of Exercises V & VI
Session 11 (calender week 12)
- Watching movie
- Discussion of movie
- 7th Exercise: "Composition"
working on a copy of an old master in the material of this master
Session 12 (calender week 13)
- Reflection of final review
- Reading together an essay (f.e. Ways of Seeing, John Berger)
- 8th Exercise: "Respond to the composition"
working on a reply to the copy; contemporary or personal
Session 13 (calender week 14)
- Reflection of Exercises VII & VIII
- Final session: concept, studio, peer critique
Session 14 (calender week 15)
- Portfolio critique