This foundation level course is for students with beginning drawing experience. This course will introduce students to fundamental oil painting skills, tools, concepts and techniques. Students will learn paint handling, color theory and relationships, palette layout, brush handling and care, texture and more as they work with the figure and still life. Observation and composition will be emphasized as students learn to translate the seen world into paint through several one-week paintings. Class discussion and art historical study will serve as supplements to learning. Foundation