Memories of a Landscape (Online Course) Fall 2024 w/ Maria Michurina

September 20 to October 11 (Fridays), 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

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DEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpWEz7aWm2o

Course Description

We will only do exciting things in this course: Drawing shapes we observe and enjoy, making paper cuts and playing with these shapes, and painting with the most exciting colors.

We will work from observation, from memory, and we will do some studies of our favorite painters to discover what excited them when they were painting.

Each week we will look at some slides, work together, and discuss the homework and your questions.

I will only share what I do myself in my daily practice in this course. My approach to painting is derived from collage practice. So, the course will include collage.

Course Outline

Week 1

Drawing with no fear.

Discovering and enjoying Color

Week 2

Drawing after masters.

Collaging after our drawings.

Week 3

Painting after masters.

Painting after our drawings.

Week 4

Looking at our works together.

Working on a longer painting.

Course Materials List

Paper:

25 sheets of copy paper (regular white paper for printers)

8 pieces 5x7 inches of some thicker paper – cardstock or Bristol paper will work.

Cold press watercolor paper – we will work small. You will need 6-8 pieces 6 x 8 inches or slightly larger and one bigger piece for the Week 4 painting 9 x 12 inches or around this size.

Cardboard:

Two precut pieces of cardboard about 4 x 6 inches and 3.5 x 4.5 inches.

Corrugated cardboard will work.

Drawing:

A soft pencil (4B – 8B will work) or a black pen.

Collage:

Scissors

Glue stick. We’ll discuss glue options on the first week of class.

Cold wax - optional, will be discussed on the first week of class.

Painting:

Gouache paint.

You need a variety of colors: some yellow, red, blue, green, white, and black.

You are welcome to use any additional colors you have.

Anything as simple as HIMI gouache set from Amazon with additional tube of white

paint will work.

One brush #8, #10 or #12 synthetic round.

Anything as simple as Blick Scholastic Wonder White will work.

Water container

Paper towels or rugs

Paper plates with coating or a palette for mixing colors

A piece of carboard and paper clips to secure the watercolor paper while painting - optional