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
This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of oil painting and color theory.  The focus of the class will be on the translation of the three-dimensional world onto a two dimensional surface. Students will work from observation of a number of different subject matter. In addition to the work itself students will be instructed in basic art terminology and will be encouraged to use it when describing their own work and others.

Course Fee
$15.00.

Course Text and Other Readings

Course Content and Objectives

Goals of this course include providing students with a fundamental understanding of the visual arts: how visual elements and principles of design function; materials, processes, and formats of the different media areas; understanding art within a cultural context; and gaining an understanding of the creative process. Students can look forward to exploring artworks from historical periods and diverse cultures. This course also examines premises behind contemporary artworks and new horizons in the field of visual arts.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Attendance Policy

Evaluation Methods and Grading Scale

The student’s grade will rest on the completion of all assigned work, attendance, grasp of the basic concepts and participation in class critiques and effort and improvement. This is not an independent study course and after two absences the student’s grade could drop half a letter grade with each absence. Students will be required to keep a portfolio that will include assignments done in class and out. It is expected that the student will spend an equivalent amount of time outside of class on assigned work. Work assigned to be completed outside of class will be critiqued the following Monday at the beginning of class. There will be a final critique at the end of the term students will be expected to participate and utilize this critique as an opportunity to recognize and evaluate their own and other’s work in reference to the principles they have learned throughout the semester.

Access to Studios/Labs/Equipment During Non-class Hours
N/A

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.