PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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1 PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS Curse: IN 601EA Oil Painting Practices Instructr: Anthny Ciambella Days/Dates: 12 weeks, Wednesdays, September 26 December 12, 2018 Time: 12:30 3:30 p.m. Lcatin: Rm 1021, 10 th Flr/Samuel. M.V. Hamiltn Building 128 N. Brad Street, Philadelphia, PA Use Student Entrance n Lenfest Plaza / Cherry Street MATERIALS LIST Wrking frm still life, figures, drawings, and imaginatin, examine the full range f painting materials used by artists frm the Pre-Renaissance t the present day. With an emphasis n cmpatibility, and permanence, students will wrk in several traditinal underpainting techniques, experiment with a variety f layering methds by glazing and scumbling, and explre wet-int-wet and alla prima painting. Examples f artist s palettes, develpment f clrs and mediums, and the prs and cns f mass-prduced art materials are cvered. Care and maintenance f supplies, varnishes, framing, installing, strage strategies, and health issues are discussed. We will visit the PAFA Museum and Vaults. There will be ptinal trips t NY galleries and museums, and the Philadelphia Museum f Art. Open t all levels. Syllabus and Materials List Day 1: September 26 A 16 by 20 inch canvas panel Any il paints and brushes yu already have Odrless Mineral Spirits, jars, and rags/paper twels. PwerPint Presentatin: A Histry f Painting Material A survey frm Cave painting t present day mixed techniques

2 Actual examples f materials: Linen and cttn canvas, varius wd, metal, and plastic panels, vellum and parchment, mylar, tyvek, rabbit skin glue, acrylic and PVA sizes, il and acrylic grunds, traditinal gess, and ther nn-traditinal materials available t artists. Strage tips fr wet and dry paintings and care f materials A talk abut the basics f il paints, brushes and mediums Visit the PAFA library fr bks and DVD Dem - il exercise Please d nt buy any materials until after the first class. I will have several il clrs as well as a few il brushes yu can try ut. In Class: Students will begin an il exercise n the 16 by 20 supprt. Day 2: Octber 3 Oil Exercise and materials frm last week I ll bring ils again. A new 16 by 20 inch supprt Tpics: Hw and what paint t buy Pigment Characteristics - natural and synthetic Drying ils and blends by cntemprary paint makers Examples and discussin n slvents and painting mediums Brushes - styles, sizes, types f hairs, and their usage

3 Dem glazing and scumbling layer applicatins Dem underpainting techniques in umber and grisaille Examples f painting frm reprductins and phtgraphs Dem n stretching canvas and preparing wd panels In Class: Student glaze and scumble n dried il exercises frm last week. Begin a new underpainting in burnt umber, raw umber, r a mixture f black and white. Optinal: Friday, February 16 Meet at the Philadelphia Museum f Art at 5:00 PM t examine painting techniques and cnservatin treatments f Italian egg tempera paintings, cmparing sme with x-ray, infra-red, and ultravilet phtgraphs. We will als cver early il paintings frm nrthern Eurpe. Time permitting, we will discuss sme 17th thrugh 20th century materials and techniques f Eurpean paintings thrughut the museum.

4 Philadelphia Museum f Art Day 3: Octber 10 Materials needed: Bth dried il exercises frm last week and all painting materials Tpics: Discuss clrs used by artists frm medieval times and earlier t the present and examples f artist s palettes ver the centuries. Visit the PAFA Museum and explre techniques, palettes, styles, and subject matters f American artists n exhibit. PAFA Museum Dem advanced underpainting and layering techniques in a variety f earth tnes and prismatic clrs. In Class: Students will cntinue wrking n the tw il exercises. Optinal: a new underpainting using a different cmbinatin f clrs. Day 4: Octber 17 All il painting materials and a new supprt Tpics: PwerPint Presentatin: Health Hazards fr Artists Explre rutes f entry, txicity, preventin, and tips n hw t set up a safe wrking area in yur hme.

5 In class: Students will wrk n an underpainting still life Day 5: Octber 24 All il painting materials and any ld r incmplete paintings yu did in the past. Tpics: Open review f wrk cmpleted thus far Tips t pump-up ld wrk with new layering In class: Wrk n abve tpics and/r begin a new painting Day 6: Octber 31 All painting materials and a new supprt Tpics: Prtrait Painting Examples f prtraits thrughut histry In class: Students will paint a prtrait in any style using any clrs. In future classes, we will explre ways t rewrk it. Day 7: Nvember 7 All il painting materials and a new supprt Tpics: Painting frm a life mdel Examples f figure paintings thrughut histry In Class: Students wrk frm a mdel. Day 8: Nvember 14 Materials Needed, Tpics and In Class: Painting frm a life mdel Day 9: Nvember 21 All Painting materials Tpics: PwerPint Presentatin: Prblems in Paintings - Time, Misuse, and the Envirnment Dem Examples f varnishes and applicatins Dem - Framing techniques fr canvases and panels Exhibitin Strategies Appraches t abstractin

6 In Class: Students experiment with abstractin. Day 10: Nvember 28 TBD Day 11: December 5 TBD Day 12: December 12 TBD - Final Prject and review I will have several handuts f recmmended bks n Materials and Techniques, bks n clr, websites subscriptins, art material suppliers, and miscellaneus inf f interest.