COURSE SYLLABUS
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Art
Title of Course: Intermediate Painting
AR 424
NEW
I. Catalog Description and Credit Hours of Course:
This course focuses equally upon concept, execution and technique through
contemporary painterly themes. Students will explore a variety of painting
media and modes of execution. Individual guidance stressed. 3 credit hours
II. Prerequisite (s): AR 325 or consent of instructor.
III. Purposes or Objectives of the Course:
A. To introduce students to a wider range of painting media and techniques
and to teach safe, orderly and considerate studio practice.
B. To help students achieve a self motivated commitment to painting and to art
based upon confident skills, sound studio practice, craftsmanship and
invention.
C. To aid and encourage the student in individual experimentation and the
eventual development of an original, individual technical and conceptual
painting process.
D. To help students realize their aspirations and potential as artists in a
contemporary world. This includes encouraging a discriminating eye and
open inquiry into contemporary issues and trends in art. It also includes
discouraging imitation, sentimentality and the obvious.
E. To begin a process whereby painting students may in time, learn to work
independently without prescribed assignments or projects - to set goals and
work toward achieving them without prodding from an instructor.
F. To challenge and develop the student’s creative insights and skills through
individual and group critiques.
IV.
Expectations of Students:
A. Attend regularly scheduled classes and make full use of scheduled studio
work time. Work at least one hour outside for each hour of class time.
B. Research and develop ideas for paintings independently one week in
advance and present ideas to the instructor via sketchbook every other
week.
C. Maintain a notebook/sketch book. All ideas and concepts should be
recorded and developed within this book.
D. Read assigned material in the texts and other sources, and contribute to
studio discussion based upon these readings. Notes from these discussions
will be recorded in the sketch book. Sketchbooks are reviewed by the
instructor twice during the semester.
E. Demonstrate the ability to research: document research in writing and
realize researched concepts in painted form.
F. Complete five medium proportioned paintings (@ 32X40) responding to
five of the ten alternative topics and themes suggested by the handout.
G. Participate in/actively contribute to all scheduled critiques and other
aspects of the collective studio learning/working environment.
H. Create artwork at an intermediate undergraduate level.
V. Course Content or Outline (Indicate number of class hours per unit or section):
B. Course Units – 96 total studio contact hours
a. Painting 1 - (12hrs) - out of class Research/ 9hr. studio, 3hr. Critique
b. Painting 2 - (21hrs) - out of class Research/18hr. studio, 3hr. Critique
c. Painting 3 - (21hrs) - out of class Research/18hr. studio, 3hr. Critique
d. Painting 4 - (21hrs) - out of class Research/18hr. studio, 3hr. Critique
e. Painting 5 - (21hrs) - out of class Research/18hr. studio, 3hr. Critique
VI. Textbook(s) and Required Materials or Equipment:
A. (rent) PAINTING AS A LANGUAGE : Robertson and McDaniel
B. (purchase suggested) WHY ART CANNOT BE TAUGHT: James Elkins
C. (purchase suggested) WHAT PAINTING IS: James Elkins
D. It is expected that the students will need to purchase an estimated minimum
of $60 - $80 in supplies in addition to the course fee of $20
VII. Basis for Student Evaluation:
A. Evaluation will be based on participation during class discussions and
critiques, sketchbook independent research for each painting, 5 completed
paintings and an artist’s statement distilled from the sketchbook
independent research.
B. Sketchbook research
Painting 1
Painting 2
Painting 3
Painting 4
Painting 5
Artist Statement
Participation
Total
50 points
50 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
50 points
50 points
600 points
C.
Grading scale:
A=525-600 points
B=400-525
C=200-400
D=100-200
F=below 100