Studio Practice in Drawing & Painting

This course is the 4th year capstone course for self-driven and creatively motivated students wishing to go beyond traditional guided assignments in pursuit of a more thorough, rigorous investigation.  Students propose self-directed projects not limited to size or medium or number of completed pieces.  Each student will work with the instructor to set a framework for their proposed project of inquiry.  Studio habits developed in the previous years will be utilized to further develop areas of problem solving, ideation, execution of design concepts and expression.  For each student taking this capstone course, their work will vary from their peers, ranging in traditional portraiture, still-life and landscape to cross disciplinary forms of expression utilizing digital photography, sculpture, or digital cinema.  Work evolves throughout the year and rhythm is momentous as students work together through critique, self-reflection and guidance from the instructor.  A comprehensive survey of the year’s work will culminate in a Senior Thesis Exhibit.  Students will professionally document their work for their digital portfolio as well as develop a web-based archive of their artworks.