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

SPRING CLASSES AT CCSF AND KALA ART INSTITUTE

My Class, Introduction to Water Color, at Kala Art Institute Starts March 12:

Introduction to Watercolor

Francesca Pastine
Class #28: Tuesdays, March 12, 19, & 26, 6:30-9:30pm
Tuition $135

The spontaneity and luminosity of watercolor on paper is unsurpassed and can be used to enhance and personalize your prints. This class will engage you in a laboratory of techniques and practice designed to make you comfortable with the watercolor medium. You will begin to set up experiments that will lead you to your own unique visual language. Methods of critical analysis, color literacy, contemporary painting issues, and basic painting methods and skills will be introduced. I will demonstrate color flooding, wet into wet, color luminosity, soft and hard edges, and special techniques to create verve and visual interest in your work.
Francesca Pastine was born in New York City and received her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute. She has had exhibitions throughout the Bay Area and many major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Sofia. Pastine is represented by Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco and Pentimenti Gallery. in Philadelphia. She will participate in an exhibit, Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art, at Halsey Contemporary Art Centre at the University of North Carolina in 2013. Pastine is the recipient of Pollock-Krasner Grant and a Kala Art Institute Fellowship. She has taught art at the San Francisco Art Institute, California College of the Arts, the City College of San Francisco, and Dominican University.
http://francesca.pastineart.com

REGISTER NOW

& I have two classes starting in April at CCSF:

Painting: Introduction to Watercolor Workshop
Class #: AR425 Register Now
Watercolor is a beautiful and versatile medium which has recently been embraced by contemporary art practice. It is suited for larger studio work, for quick journal and travel sketches, or for painting in plein-air. This workshop is designed to introduce students to all aspects of watercolor materials and techniques such as color, transparency, texture, wet into wet, and other tricks of the trade. You will be introduced to artists working in this medium through books and local art exhibitions. Gain confidence with watercolor and begin your exploration of this luminous and exciting medium. Take advantage of the spontaneity and inherent beauty of the watercolor medium, while engaging your personal vision through the unique experience that watercolor has to offer.
Instructor: Francesca Pastine
Cost: $150
Cost: $135 (if registered up to one week before the class begins)
Day: Tues.        # of meetings: 5
Date(s): 4/9 - 5/7
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Fort Mason, Bldg B     Rm: 203

Painting with Water Media
Class #: AR478 Register Now

The purpose of this class is to engage you in a laboratory of contemporary practice using water based media such as watercolor paint, gouache, ink and non-traditional media such as coffee.  We will explore how watermedia reacts on different surfaces. The spontaneity and luminosity of water based material on paper is unsurpassed. You will begin to set up experiments that will lead you to your own unique visual language. Methods of critical analysis, color literacy, contemporary painting issues, and basic painting methods and skills will be introduced. There will be slide lectures, suggested exhibitions and readings, and group interaction through critiques and shared experience.
Instructor: Francesca Pastine
Cost: $150
Cost: $135 (if registered up to one week before the class begins)
Day: Thurs.        # of meetings: 5
Date(s): 4/18 - 5/16
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Fort Mason, Bldg B     Rm: 203
Material fee (pay to instructor):  $10