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The 2008-2009 program is underway and is no longer accepting registrations Single courses may be available Next program starts: Autumn 2009 Details will be posted in Spring Program location: UW campus, Seattle For more information: View an online presentation >> Requires Flash Player >> Sign up to receive e-mail updates >> Contact a program representative >>   Download a program overview >>   Check out the 2008 schedule of exhibits, readings and showings by students in UW Extension arts and writing programs >>

Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.

Autumn Course

Fundamentals of Drawing and Composition

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Section A: (10 sessions) Mondays, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Sept. 29-Dec. 1, 2008; $597; 3 CEUs. Reg# 94551 (see How to Register). Instructor: Patrick LoCicero

Section B: (10 sessions) Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Oct. 1-Dec. 3, 2008; 3 CEUs; Reg# 94552 (see How to Register). Instructor: Patrick LoCicero

This course is designed to help those with little or no drawing experience to develop a solid foundation in fundamental drawing skills, and sensitivity to the visual elements (line, shape, value, space). The instructor provides examples of abstract and descriptive composition, and students interact in the creation of a composition as each explores the concepts of perspective, use of tone, line, and texture of compositions created in the studio.

Winter Course

Intermediate Drawing for Painting

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Section A: (10 sessions) Mondays, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Jan. 5-March 23, 2009 (No class Jan. 19, Feb. 16); $597; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Patrick LoCicero

Section B: (10 sessions) Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Jan. 14-Mar. 18, 2009, $597; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Patrick LoCicero

This 10-week class will strengthen your compositional drawing skills as you use a variety of materials to draw still life, figure, and botanical subjects. This class will deepen understanding of values needed to create believable 2-D representations and compositions. You'll continue to your observational skills as you study light and shadow and learn how perspective and foreshortening effect the rendering of subjects. Artists gain confidence in working with a variety of papers and techniques. Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Drawing and Composition

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course

Spring Course

Introduction to Oil Painting

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Section A: (10 sessions) Mondays, 7:00-10:00 p.m., March 30-June 8, 2009 (No class May 25); $597; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

Section B: (10 sessions) Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00 p.m.. April 1-June 3, 2009; $597; 3 CEUs. Instructor: Mark Takamichi Miller

For those new to oil painting, this course addresses the basics of painting with acrylic or oil paint. Surface preparation, paint handling, light, spatial relationships and structure are explored through a variety of subject matter. The course addresses the fundamentals of value, color, form, composition and expression; students are guided toward a discovery and definition of their particular visual voice, using the medium of paint. Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Drawing and Composition

How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course