Visual Arts Fundamentals - Drawing and Painting

 

Have a passion for art? Want to develop new skills or refresh your artistic talents? Immerse yourself in this intensive, focused study for 14 weeks. In addition to scheduled classes, additional studio time is provided allowing students to work independently.

 

Program Highlights

As you complete the 14 credits required for this program, you will learn how to identify and use a wide spectrum of media and styles, and will become comfortable in evaluating the strengths of your work.

Field trips, art history, seminars, research assignments, study of drawing, painting, design, colour, and sculpture will result in a finished, professional portfolio. With the portfolio, you will be ready for juried shows, group exhibits, gallery contacts, continuing studies (such as Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Education, or Visual Arts Diploma), or further studio work.

 

Word from the Workplace

"From my newly completed studio in a beautiful maple forest in northwestern New Brunswick I send my appreciation to Fleming College and the staff. I am focused, committed and excited about what lies ahead on my artistic journey. There truly are endless possibilities."

Vicky Lentz

 

Why Choose Fleming?

Fleming's Haliburton School of the Arts is highly respected in artistic circles for its careful blend of theory with practicum, led by well-established and renowned artists. The Visual Arts Fundamentals program is built on the expertise of these specialists, who offer you a solid grounding in theory, as well as many hands-on, practical exercises to perfect your technique and skills.

 

What it Takes to Succeed

An interest in art, drawing, and painting is essential to your success in this program. Other skills, abilities, and personal qualities that would be an asset include:

• oral and written communication skills
• an open mind
• willingness to learn
• an interest in exploring the creative you
• ability to commit to intensive format

 

Career Opportunities

You have started a life long learning experience in the world of art with endless options in your pursuit of a career in the art field. You might continue to pursue a career by taking more advanced studies or work as a studio artist to further develop your talents, become a teacher or work in the art world by pursuing a career in a gallery, museum or art/ craft retail operation.

 

Minimum Admission Requirements

OSSD with the majority of credits at the College (C) and Open (O) level, including:

• 2 College (C) English courses (Grade 11 or Grade 12) 

When (C) is the minimum course level for admission, (U) or (U/C) courses are also accepted.

Mature Students
If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission.

 

Selection Process

 

Related Programs

The Fleming Visual and Creative Arts Diploma is a natural continuing education possibility, as you will have completed 14 of the 27 credits required for this diploma. You may also want to consider one of our other arts certificate programs.

 

Diploma Requirements

This certificate comprises 14 credits, which equals one half of the credits required to complete the Visual and Creative Arts Diploma. Each credit consists of 32.5 hours of in-class instruction and 15 hours of independent work.

 

Additional Costs

Approximately $800 for materials has been included in the tuition fees.

Course	Hours
Semester 1
Art History I	47.50
Art History II (1900-1925)	47.50
Colour - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Design - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Drawing I - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Drawing II - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Exploring Abstraction	47.50
Landscape Drawing	47.50
Life Drawing	47.50
Marketing/Portfolio Development	47.50
Painting From The Model	47.50
Painting I - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Painting II - Drawing & Painting	47.50
Painting III - Drawing & Painting	47.50

Semester 1

Art History I

Course Number: ARTS013

This survey course provides an introduction to the major styles and movements of Western art history, from cave painting to the twentieth century. It traces developments in early Egyptian, Greek and Roman art: the work of the Early and High Renaissance: Baroque and Rococo styles: the movements of Neo-Classicism and Romanticism, and offers an in-depth examination of the work of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. The course provides an important frame of reference for further explorations in art history. Using a non-traditional format, special emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the key styles, methods and principles through application, experimentation and integration of the ideas into your work.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Art History II (1900-1925)

Course Number: ARTS014

Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and German Expressionism were the primary art movements to emerge in Europe after the 1914 - 18 Great War. Using lectures, slide presentations and discussion, the course explores the works of artists such as Picasso, Duchamp, Kandinsky, Dali and Miro: the sweeping political and social changes of the period and the influence of contemporary writers, poets and thinkers. Special emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the images, styles and techniques through application, exploration and integration of these methods in personal work.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Colour - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS973

Colour often carries the first impact of any drawing or painting. The properties of colour and how they behave within colour systems will be explored in both theory and studio practices. Through colour samplings, students will be introduced to basic techniques for handling a variety of paint and drawing media. Students will develop their ability to perceive and match colour samples using references from real life, fine arts and design sources. Emphasis will be given to assessment of choices of colour to establish mood and meaning in various applications.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Design - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS974

This studio based course will engage the student in an examination of how two dimensional works of art rely on the principles and elements of design to determine what the viewer will see, and when and how they will see it. Shape, line, colour and texture will be combined for the development and control of focal point, use of contrast, balance, and unity. To develop a stronger sense of personal style, students will be encouraged to identify and experiment with aspects of design of particular appeal to them through research related to their studio assignments. Solid application of design principles enables the student to evoke three-dimensional space in the picture plane, generate light, and depict time, in a deliberate manipulation of their subject matter. These applications enable the student to use drawing and painting processes with greater control of the impact of their work upon the viewer.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Drawing I - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS975

Introduced to the basic techniques and methods of drawing, and using a variety of media and surfaces, students will examine the elements of observational drawing. Studies will include types of contour line, value and tonality, proportion, and texture, for the purpose of representing two and three dimensional forms. Address will be given to the basic use of the elements of design, engaging line, space, texture, and form in composition. Skills will be developed through the study of a range of subject matter, including still life, architecture, plant and natural forms, as well as manufactured objects.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Drawing II - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS976

This course will provide the opportunity to further develop skills, explore, and control the depiction of forms through drawing. Basic techniques will be utilized in the assembly of perspective and depth in space in drawings, along with a deliberate consideration of subject and ground relationships within compositions. Students will exercise critical skills in creating arrangements of subject matter for composition in developing studies of lighting and focal point. Through ongoing discussion and analysis, students will strengthen skills in seeing and discussing the varied issues in drawing processes.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Exploring Abstraction

Course Number: ARTS977

Students will explore the potential of developing their own abstracted imagery using a variety of painting processes. Major historical movements in abstraction will be referenced, as well as non-representational painting and drawing in studio exercises and assignments, in encouraging the students to determine clearer visual language and personal themes in their work.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Landscape Drawing

Course Number: ARTS122

Through a series of drawings, students will interpret and render the beautiful landscape of the Haliburton area. Perspective, line, texture and tonality are the major elements to be employed in these drawings. Spatial rules, organization on the picture plane, dominant, sub-dominant, and subordinate shapes as they apply to landscape, will be investigated through in-class and on-location drawings. Rhythm, harmony, form, and content will also be stressed.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Life Drawing

Course Number: ARTS124

Representation of the human form is both challenging and rewarding. This figure drawing course will involve working with a life model. Basic drawing approaches, including use of gesture, contour and value pattern analysis will be covered. Lectures and demonstrations covering anatomy, portraiture and other concerns dealing with drawing the figure will be an integral part of the course. You will work in a variety of drawing media.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Marketing/Portfolio Development

Course Number: MKTG053

This course is about doing in the world of art, craft and design. Practicing artists can choose from many different paths to advance their personal and artistic goals. This course examines the ways in which artists can assess choices in further education, financing and operating their own studio, presenting themselves, and promoting and marketing their work. Students will analyze the various aspects of developing a portfolio, photographing and editing quality images for promotion and documentation, and writing an artist¿s statement, cv, cover letters, and promotional materials. They will research and evaluate the services of trade/support organizations, marketing venues, the process for grant applications, artists residencies and internships. Resources for learning the issues in successfully operating a studio, along with the business practices and legal implications of these operations will also be investigated. Students will summarize their personal goals to establish their own specific set of options for continuing their artist's practices. In class sessions will involve research, writing, presentation, and critical discussion.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Painting From The Model

Course Number: ARTS157

Explore the unique challenges and satisfying results involved in the representation of the figure. This course will address colour and design theory as used in Life Drawing. Various approaches from classical, high realism and impressionism to contemporary approaches including abstracting from the figure will be covered. Some drawing will also be included. You are invited to work in the medium of your choice - oils, acrylics or watercolours.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Painting I - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS978

In this first of three courses, students will develop their perceptual skills by learning to 'see' with all of their senses. This first course will focus on representational painting. Students will develop greater sensitivity to the properties and potential of tools, applications, and media while expanding their personal expression and employing competent composition and design. In ongoing class discussions and critiques students will be encouraged to begin to identify a personal style and theme in both the form and content of their work.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Painting II - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS979

In this continuation of Painting I - Drawing & Painting, students will explore both abstracted and non-representational subject matter. In both group and individual meetings, students will propose and execute considered series of works in consultation with the instructor.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50

Painting III - Drawing & Painting

Course Number: ARTS980

This course is a continuation of Painting II - Drawing & Painting. Students will determine and execute their personal choices of studies in studio painting and drawing using various combinations of both traditional and non-traditional materials.

Units: 47.50
Hours: 47.50