Department of Art and Art History
University of Utah

ART 3110 section 1: Painting I (4 credits)

Semester:
Spring 2008
Instructor:
 Asst. Professor Kim Martinez
Class time:
T H 9:10am - 12:05pm
Office:
ART Bldg 356
Class location:
ART 353
Office hours:
By appointment
Pre- or Co-requisite:
 First Year Studio Program
Telephone:
581-6513
Fulfills:
Email Address:
kim.martinez@art.utah.edu

Notice: It is the responsibility of the student to enrolled in the class by the add deadline (http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/pages/Deadlines.html). Late slips will not be signed by the department. It is also the responsibility of the student to make sure that dropping or withdrawing from the class has been officially completed in the Registrar's office.

Course Description
he course introduces materials, techniques and the processes of painting.

Course Fee

$15.00 - The fee covers a variety of consumables used by students in the facility.

Course Text and Other Readings

Course Content and Objectives

Using oil paints, you will develop vocabulary, formal techniques, and the skills necessary for interpreting three-dimensional space onto the two dimensional picture plane. Introduction to supports, solvents, mediums, and grounds will be addressed and investigated. We will accomplish these perceptual paintings from still life’s, and a self-portrait/stencil. Homework will consist of eight small (8x10) perceptual paintings and two drawings. In class, there will be three paintings, minimum size of 18x24, consisting of two still lives and one self-portrait/stencil. These studio paintings will have a specific support, and all perceptual homework paintings on supports of your choice.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Attendance Policy

This is a studio class; there is no text for the class, in-class activities, lectures and discussions are a crucial component to the class content and cannot be made up if missed. It is expected that you come to class arriving on time and working until the end of the class period.  Each unexcused absence beyond three absences results in a 5 point deduction from your final grade point average for the course.  Two tardies equal one unexcused absence.

Evaluation Methods and Grading Scale

   

 

All students are required to come to class prepared with materials/tools, and participate in discussions and critiques. This course requires six studio hours per week outside of class. Homework assignments will be due every Tuesday Evaluation Procedures:  Final grade for this course will be determined according to the following:
            Satisfactory Completion and Review of Studio and Homework Assignments

                        A=217.50         B+=177.75         C+=118.50        D+=59.25
                        A-=197.50       B=158.00            C=98.75            D=39.50
                                                B-=138.00           C-=79.00           D-=19.75
A= Excellent.  Generally awarded to the strongest and most dedicated in the class
B=Good. Work reflects formal and conceptual competency
C=Fair.  Problems with attendance, effort, and quality for this class.
D= Poor.  Inconsistent attendance and effort. Missing much of class’s objectives.
E= No University Credit.

ADA statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.

All written information in the course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services.