Schedule

Weekly schedule: Schedule subject to change as the course unfurls, please follow the blog and update accordingly

Week 1 GETTING STARTED

January 17   First day of class/syllabus intro’s etc / discussion/ goals/ vocabulary

PINK TIME VIDEOS/ DAILY JOURNAL EXAMPLE

Introduce UNIT 1: Still-life painting

Homework: collect mags and photos ephemera etc,  purchase a canvas 16” x 20” or larger, get all supplies

January 21   Women’s March @ ABQ Civic Plaza 11am

Week 2 UNIT 1-- NATURALISTIC SKILL PERSONAL STILL LIFE

January 22    still life construction & color studies---bring personal still life objects today and supplies to make a “set” quick personal still life

January 24   quick “retinal” studies in paint--variety of samplings/mixings (use canvas paper)

Homework: Journal on 3 Artists that will inspire your still-life, print images for journal, complete 3 at-home “retinal” studies in these styles of artists

Week 3 UNIT 1-- NATURALISTIC SKILL PERSONAL STILL LIFE

January 29   Begin Still-life painting

January 31   Continue Still-life painting, introduce Portraits: Dogs and Cats

Homework: Finish still life painting, gather reference photos on dog/cat images in journal, find a real dog/cat to draw in motion studies

February 3   Curator Talk of New Show at UNM Art Museum, 3-4pm Keller Hall

February 3---May 6   Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Art @ ABQ Art Museum

Week 4 UNIT 2-- PORTRAITS: DOGS AND CATS

February 5   CRITIQUE: STILL LIFE PAINTING, share plans in groups for dog/cat paintings

February 7  Begin dog/cat paintings

Homework: continue dog/cat paintings, complete research and color study

February 8   Undergrad Event @ UNM Art Building 6-8pm

February 9   Professor Zimmer’s MFA Thesis Exhibition 5-8pm @ Exhibit 208

Week 5  UNIT 2-- PORTRAITS: DOGS AND CATS

February 12   continue dog/cat paintings

February 14   GALLERY VISIT: MEET AT 2:15PM AT EXHIBIT/208, introduce Zoom paintings

Homework: Finish Dog/Cat paintings, planning for zoom paintings, find your image and surface for Zoom painting project

Week 6  UNIT 3—ZOOMS

February 19   CRITIQUE: PORTRAITS OF DOGS/CATS, share plans for zoom paintings

February 21  Begin Zoom paintings

Homework:  continue on zoom paintings, prepare supports construct painting to stretch up to 4’x 5’ for after SPRING BREAK

February 23  Curator Talk: Curator Series  @ 5:30pm Sanitary Tortilla Factory

February 23  CNM Joint Class Talk on Artist Professional Development 10:30am-12pm @ Art Annex

Week 7 UNIT 3—PINK –TIME/ ZOOMS

February 26  continue zoom paintings

February 28   PINK- TIME

Homework:  finish zoom painting

March 2   GAA Graduate Juried Exhibition 5-8pm @ UNM Art Museum

March 2   Charis Fleshner MFA PAINTING Thesis Show @ CFA Downtown 6-9pm

Week 8 MIDTERM/ ZOOMS

March 5   Share PINK-TIME explorations, CRITIQUE: ZOOM PAINTINGS

March 7 Midterm one-on-one meetings (10 min each): intro big format painting, (collaborative in class painting project)

Homework: thumbnails ideas, etc planning for big form painting. Color studies

Week 9 (SPRING BREAK)

continue daily journal exercises, collect items to put in journal

Week 10 UNIT 4--BIG FORM PORTRAIT

March 19   big form portrait studio day- 4 x 5 foot support must be stretched,  primed, dry, ready to work on – prior to class- refine and edit color studies/plans

March 21  big form portrait

Homework: continue big form portrait

Week 11 UNIT 4--BIG FORM PORTRAIT

March 26    continue big form portrait, short in-progress critique

March 28   PINK-TIME

Homework: PINK- TIME, continue big format portrait

Week 12 UNIT 4-- BIG FORM PORTRAIT

April 2   continue on big format portrait, 

April 4   FINISH Big Format Portraits, introduce final project, Share PINK-TIME explorations 

Homework: planning and prep for final project

April 5  MFA Art Studio Reviews (all day)

Week 13 UNIT 5—STUDENT CHOICE FINAL              

April 9   begin final project: supports complete and primed, ready to paint- all prep ready

April 11  Install Paintings in Centennial Library, visit Molly's studio?

Homework: continue final project

April 13  Arts Unexpected (all day events)

Week 14 UNIT 5—STUDENT CHOICE FINAL

April 16  continue final project

April 18  PINK-TIME

Homework: Pink-Time, continue final project

April 19  Gina Beavers Artist Talk @ ABQ Museum 7pm

Week 14 UNIT 5—STUDENT CHOICE FINAL

April 23 Share PINK-TIME explorations, continue on final project

April 25  continue final project, WORKSHOP ARTIST STATEMENTS

Homework: Finish Final Project, prepare portfolio for review

Week 16 FINAL WEEK

April 30  Outdoor PAINTING DAY, student evaluations

May 2  CRITIQUE: FINAL PROJECTS, take down installed paintings