PAINTING : FINE ARTS

From dark to delightful, whimsical to surreal, Memphis College of Art’s Painting concentration will challenge you to express and convey. The canvas will be your mouth - the paint, your voice ADD MORE TEXT HSHS FFSAJSAASKALKSLAS SA:S A ASS "AS AS S"AS ASA SAS SAS.

PT 110 Painting 1.

The materials and techniques of painting and the study of contemporary and historical painters are covered in this introductory course.

Prerequisite: None


PT 120 Painting 2.

Painting 2 is a continuation of Painting 1 with a greater emphasis on color, serial assignments, and contemporary issues in painting.

Prerequisite: PT 110


PT 210 Painting 3.

Color, concepts, and more complex thematic developments are addressed along with contemporary issues and painters.

Prerequisite: PT 120

PT 221 Collage.

Found materials are used to explore problems in composition, concepts and self-expression.

Prerequisite: PT 120


PT 240 Watercolor.

Transparent and opaque watercolor techniques, including wash and dry brush, ink and watercolor, and mixed media are explored. The development of skills and expressive use of the medium are emphasized.

Prerequisite: PT 110

PT310 Painting 4.

Thematic development and individual problems are addressed through the subjects of figure and abstract painting.

Prerequisite: PT 210, DW 200


PT320 Painting 5.

Thematic development and individual problems are addressed through the subjects of still life and landscape painting. Students are expected to develop more difficult and complex individual problems.

Prerequisite: PT 310


PT 400 Senior Painting Seminar.

Guidance is directed toward individual projects and concerns. Weekly critiques and discussions of historic and contemporary movements in art sharpen the student’s conceptual and critical awareness.

Prerequisite: 15 credits in painting and Senior standing or permission of instructor