What a great semester, it’s been! Every so often I pop in, with camera in hand, to see what’s going on around in the classrooms and hallways of our Art Department. I’m always thrilled at all of the creativity : )
Just because class is done for the day, doesn’t mean it’s not still time to create, and learn…
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Pete Van Riper’s class, has been working on the figure.
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Pete Van Riper’s evening class covers Drawing I-IV students. It’s a wonderful mix of beginning to advanced students all learning from one another as well.
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We are around mid-semester and artwork is on the walls!
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So much talent. Pete’s classes concentrate on the under-structures of the figure, hands and the skeleton as well as still life.
The students are learning a lot and getting to know their materials.
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Stacy Slaten’s class is working on Pastel and Charcoal drawings
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Her painting class had Regina Meile in for a guest artist talk, critique and general advice session. The students loved it!
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The information is already paying off. Students are coming in to work on their projects in between classes. That’s a great thing!
Jessica Gardner’s Ceramic classes are a joy to visit! You never know what you’ll come across!
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Stacy Slaten to her painting glass to the zoo to sketch the animals and then turn them into paintings.
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Of course self portraits are also an important part of nearly every drawing class : )
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Can’t wait to see what the summer students will create! See them soon… Classes begin again soon.
Blog post by Britt Conley, Studio Assistant to the Fine Art Department.