Painting II is a further investigation into painting methods, processes and techniques, with an emphasis on the development of personal vision, composition and scale. The student will continue to develop knowledge of compositional, scale and spatial perception; to gain knowledge in the theoretical and practical aspects of color and its application to painting in oil, acrylic, gouache and chalks; and to develop abilities and skills with oil, oil medium, acrylic pigments, mediums and extenders. The student shall become confident with various painting processes being explored for the first time, and continue to gain experience and knowledge regarding painting concepts that have been previously introduced.

Through these processes, the student becomes more independent and self-directed in developing the intentionality, idea/concepts, processes and critical structure for their paintings. There is also the expectation that learning will progress based on self motivation, essentially generated by the artist's concerns to perceive and gain knowledge from their drawings and paintings.

Course content will consist of numerous series of paintings and drawings studying the human form in both realist and abstract conceptual formats. These series will explore gesture, space, light, and color. Mediums shall include oils, acrylics, chalks, gesso, oil pastels, and oil sticks.

Successful completion of this course will yield a body of work that reveals personal expression, using the medium of painting to create awareness and questions—questions which are raised primarily from your perception, receptiveness, and willingness to construct a premise which is taken from a cultural arena.