WATERMEDIA CLASS STARTS FEBRUARY 13!

Francesca Pastine

February 2014 Classes

 

I hope everyone enjoyed a holiday season full of friends, family and festivities. I am looking forward to teaching some exciting classes at UC Berkeley Extension I would love to see some familiar faces while I'm there so please do get in touch or tell a friend.

Happy Chinese New Year!

~ Francesca
 

Contemporary Painting With Water-Based Media ART X414.3

Get an introduction to the process and techniques of traditional watercolor painting and water media as a component to mixed-media works. Engage in a laboratory of contemporary practice using water-based media such as paint, gouache and ink. Through directed experimentation, you learn to develop a unique visual language using this luminous and spontaneous medium. You also gain expertise by examining methods of critical analysis, color literacy and contemporary painting issues.

Applies Toward the Following Certificate(s) and Program(s)

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts
• Specialized Program in Painting

Prerequisites

Painting Fundamentals ART X410 or consent of instructor

Sections

ART X414.3 - 001 Contemporary Painting With Water-Based Media

 

2013-2014 - Spring 2014

Instructors: Francesca Pastine

Date/Time:	Thu 1:30PM - 4:30PM 13 Feb 2014 to 17 Apr 2014
Building:	UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design Center
Room:	Classroom 213
Location:	San Francisco

• Instruction Method: Classroom
• Number of Meetings: 10
• Instructional Hours: 30.0
• Available for Credit: 2 semester units
• Course Fee(s): Fee credit (2 units) $455.00

 

Approaches to Abstraction in Painting ART X412.1

Understand the many options possible for making an abstract painting. Explore a variety of approaches, such as improvisational abstraction, geometric abstraction, process-based painting and abstraction based on mark making. The instructor offers demonstrations of painting techniques and image-illustrated lectures on the history of abstract painting and its current trends. Group discussions and critiques help familiarize you with the vocabulary and concepts involved in analyzing and evaluating abstraction.

Applies Toward the Following Certificate(s) and Program(s)

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts
• Specialized Program in Painting

Prerequisites

Painting Fundamentals ART X410 or consent of the instructor

Sections

ART X412.1 - 001 Approaches to Abstraction in Painting

 

2013-2014 - Spring 2014

Instructors: Francesca Pastine

Date/Time:	Thu 6:30PM - 9:30PM 13 Feb 2014 to 1 May 2014
Building:	UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design Center
Room:	Classroom 213
Location:	San Francisco

• Instruction Method: Classroom
• Number of Meetings: 12
• Instructional Hours: 36.0
• Available for Credit: 2 semester units
• Course Fee(s): Fee credit (2 units) $455.00