Unit 1: Getting started Unit 2: WHO: Inspired by artists. Inspired by Paul Klee : mark making ; Inspired by Helen Frankenthaler : let it pour ; Featured artist: Keren Kroul : dreams ; Inspired by Gerhard Richter : squeegee ; Inspired by Kazimir Malevich : spare geometry ; Inspired by Svenska Vaxter: botanical illustrations ; Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe : zoom in ; Inspired by Fibonacci : the golden ratio ; Inspired by Frida Kahlo : the self-portrait ; Inspired by children's art : acetate monotypes Unit 3: WHAT: Exploring your media. Lifting up: masking fluid exploration ; Pumice ground: rough surface ; Featured artist: Michael Lazarus : beyond the canvas ; Burlap as a painting surface ; Mask it out: stripe exploration ; Textiles as inspiration ; Hard molding paste with stencils ; Crackle paste: the worn surface ; Drawing into painting: playing with oil sticks ; A secco: painting on plaster surface ; Painting on metal ; Sgraffito: scratching the surface ; Photocopy transfers ; Linocut printing into painting
Unit 4: WHEN: Capturing time. Seasonal panorama: a color journey ; Forms in motion ; Quick gestures: working in a series ; Featured artist: Faith Evans-Sills : making time ; Pendulum painting ; Tempo painting ; Metered color: linear rhythms ; Collaborative zen painting
Unit 5: WHERE: A sense of place. Featured artist: Jennifer Bloom : pets on your couch ; Words and places ; Waterworks: painting by the sea ; Featured artist: Thomas Sgouros : remembered landscape ; Homage to the square ; Featured artist: Neal T. Walsh : the weathered wall ; Finding your center: Mandala painting ; Featured artist: Alyn Carlson : landscapes in flux ; Featured artist: Patty Stone : aerial views ; High-tech sketchbook
Unit 6: HOW: Finessing your color craft. Value in grays: lyrical abstraction ; Monochromatic still life ; Painting with shades ; Analogous colors: not using white ; Complementary colors: red and green ; Complementary colors: blue and orange ; Complementary colors: violet and yellow ; Beautiful chromatic grays ; Glazing veils of color ; Colorful cuts: complex color palette.
