ART 210 — Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Katie Hawkinson
Date(s): Jan 14—Mar 18
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Tuesdays
Class Meeting Time: 6:30—9:00 pm (PT)
Tuition: $700
Refund Deadline: Jan 16
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 25
Status: Registration opens Dec 2, 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Winter
Day: Tuesdays
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 6:30—9:00 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jan 14—Mar 18
Unit(s): 2
Tuition: $700
Refund Deadline: Jan 16
Instructor(s): Katie Hawkinson
Enrollment Limit: 25
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Registration opens Dec 2, 8:30 am (PT)
Appreciating abstract art often starts with the realization that abstract painting is born of the observed world and deals with many of the same elements as traditional painting. The difference is how these elements are translated and how they convey feelings, memories, and fundamental truths through treatments of color, shape, line, composition, and light, without literally illustrating narratives. In this course, we will learn to see and paint in new ways by pulling from our own real and imagined sources and also by taking a look at the work of late 19th- and early 20th-century painters such as Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, Hilma af Klint, Anni Albers, and others. We will focus on using water-based media such as acrylic and watercolor. This course will be valuable to any painter who has wanted to understand and paint in a modern aesthetic.
Some painting experience is recommended. Students must purchase their own art supplies for this course and can expect to spend an additional $75–$100 on these materials.
KATIE HAWKINSON
Artist
Katie Hawkinson has been engaged in exploration and invention throughout her career. She has worked in a range of media—including oil, acrylic, egg tempera, watercolor, printmaking, and wood sculpture—in order to effectively respond to the environment that inspires her. She is an instructor at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design, and she has been teaching at Stanford Continuing Studies since 2007. Her work has been included in over 85 exhibitions. Hawkinson received a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in painting from the University of Washington. Hawkinson encourages her students to experiment with materials and methods in order to develop their own voice and facility with paint handling. Her work can be viewed at katiehawkinson.com. Textbooks for this course:
(Recommended) Victoria Finlay, Color: A Natural History of the Palette (ISBN 978-0812971422)
(Recommended) Josef Albers , Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition (ISBN 978-0300179354)
(Recommended) Leigh Hyams , How Painting Holds Me On The Earth (ISBN 978-0557012855)
(Recommended) Gyorgy Doczi, The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture (ISBN 978-1590302590)
(Recommended) Josef Albers , Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition (ISBN 978-0300179354)
(Recommended) Leigh Hyams , How Painting Holds Me On The Earth (ISBN 978-0557012855)
(Recommended) Gyorgy Doczi, The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture (ISBN 978-1590302590)