JULIE NISKANENTeaching
Painting I
This course focuses on techniques of oil painting and acrylic painting. Emphasis is placed on the understanding and use of various painting techniques, media, and color principles. Students focus on composition, various color palettes, and paint application. I also have students learn how to stretch their
own canvases.
The paintings below are still-life assignments of various color pallettes: complementary and analogous |
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The paintings below are from a collage assignment where students make a painting based on a collage they created. |
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The paintings below are examples from a landscape/sense of place assignment. |
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The paintings below are examples of a master study assignment, where the students create a painting of a master artist. The examples below are studies from: Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dali, and Edgar Degas |
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