Syllabus Landscape Painting

Landscape Painting HCC (extended Learning)
item # 9619 CEUs: 2.4
July 7 - August 25 - 8 Mondays 6:30 - 9:30PM
Main Campus Bldg 16, Rm 176

Instructor: Jon Rader Jarvis OFFICE HOURS by appointment
REQUIRED TEXT: A blank journal or sketch book
OPTIONAL TEXTS: None / Handouts & Reference Bibliography
COURSE GOALS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES: The student will acquire critical skills to evaluate landscape painting in most available media. The student will acquire additional skills in the materials and techniques of Landscape painting. Landscape painting is a learned skill. This class offers a theoretical curriculum rather than a design curriculum, where evaluative skills are as important as acquired expressive skills.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: For every assigned painting day inside class there will be an additional painting required outside class and preparatory drawings in the sketchbook. There will be class demonstrations on the practical aspects of Landscape painting. Constructive critiques will be conducted by class members and the instructor.
Landscape Painting - MATERIALS LIST
Please bring: paint, brushes and sketch book to the first class.
PAINT (bring what you have or start with those below if you don’t have your own already)

DRAWING PENCILS, etc
1 11” x 14” Sketchbook or larger spiral bound that lies flat , one brand is Canson*
1 small set of -- Watercolor Crayons (Cran d’Ache or similar)
1 light blue photo-litho pencil or watercolor lt.blue colored pencil (optional)
1+White Conté or white Carbon Pencil
1 Gum Eraser, 1 White Magic or plastic eraser *, 1 Kneaded Eraser

PAPER
Recommended - a watercolor block (hot pressed or cold pressed) Aquarelle Arches, Canson or Fabriano--
300gm/m2 (140 lbs. 9" by 10"), (or larger)
[or substitute individual watercolor sheets 22” x 30” – example: Rives BFK, Fabriano, Lanaquarelle, Twinrocker, etc. – your choice

BRUSHES
1 #10 Round (White synthetic or better) *
2 or 3, #6 Rounds
1 - ¾” Flat or Bright (White synthetic or better) *
2 or 3, ¼” Flats or Brights
2” inexpensive varnish brush

PAINT WC set with pans & cake watercolor or ( 5 - 14ml tubes of Winsor Newton Artist’s Watercolor paint) Winsor Red, Blue, Yellow, Burnt Umber, Sepia *
(other paints and colors will be recommended in class)
Additional optional colors as needed: Antwerp Blue, Manganese Blue, Cobalt Blue, Crimson Lake, Hookers Green, Cobalt Violet, Davy’s Gray, Sienna, Permanent Magenta, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow Pale or Hansa Yellow.

MISCELLANEOUS
1 Plastic Watercolor Palette any will do, but the covered rectangle is best.*
1 Portfolio, large -- can be improvised -- [Bought (or made)] - optional
1 Roll of Gummed Paper tape 2" wide (the thin white tape is best) *
1 Natural sponge
1 small plastic plant mister (spray bottle) *
1 small piece of the end of a white wax candle, or chunk of bees wax or paraffin
1 or more paper stretching boards/drawing boards 18” x 24” or larger – Gator board – wait to purchase
*( indicates items Required for the first week unless marked optional)

Recommended optional Materials
1 small set of -- Watercolor crayons - or 1 small set of -- Watercolor Pencils - optional
1 Art box, small plastic fishing or toolbox - optional
suggested additional items
1 18" ruler

acrylic medium or gel base may be used to extend acrylic paint or used with watercolor paint by themselves. Egg tempera may also be improvised using watercolor tube colors, if the intensity of a professional grade watercolor is used (Winsor Newton)