Students in Introduction to Visual Art begin the semester with watercolor. This medium forms a perfect introduction to art making. Students learn to embrace uncertainty, to face the reality that they don’t have complete control of the medium-which has a life and a mind of its own. Watercolor is fluid and dynamic- it bleeds, drips and runs. The painting process becomes a collaboration between the artist and the medium. The medium serves as a perfect introduction to the open, flexible mindset embodied in art making.
Color Schemes: For this assignment, students are exploring specific limited color schemes. They’re learning how to make color talk with specific intonations- warm or cool, bright or dark.
