1. Prepare a variety of painting surfaces that demonstrate surface construction integrity for display purposes.
2. Make paintings that employ various painting techniques, including mixed media.
3. Produce figurative and non-figurative paintings.
4. Demonstrate increased creativity, technical skills, and color sensibility by developing a body of work.
5. Explore personal expression, themes, and style through paint media.
6. Satisfy assigned painting concepts and demonstrate the ability to go beyond basic compositional and painting skills.
a. Layering and complex relationships of color and formal pictorial space
b. Ability to work from imagination and use diverse visual references in addition to working from direct observation
7. Maintain a sketchbook record of visual problem solving and preplanning projects.
8. Research drawing, formal compositional strategies, and techniques used by contemporary artists.
9. Participate in critical assessment of paintings made during the quarter.
