Art & the History of Art 215 - Introduction to Painting

Intro to Painting

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Gabriel Phipps

TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Amherst College
ARHA-215-01-2425S
Fayerweather Hall Room 201
gphipps@amherst.edu

An introduction to the fundamentals of the pictorial organization of painting. Form, space, color, and pattern, abstracted from nature, are explored through the discipline of drawing by means of paint manipulation. Slide lectures, demonstrations, individual and group critiques are regular components of the studio sessions. Two three-hour meetings per week.

Fall semester. Requisite: ARHA 102 or 111 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Fall 2024: Senior Resident Artist Gloman. Spring 2025: Visiting Lecturer Phipps.

How to handle overenrollment: Preference to ARHA majors, then to seniors

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Visual analysis, independent work, oral presentation, group work, artistic work, field work, critiques.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.