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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 1242 - Painting II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
Painting II introduces the student to a more complex and developed approach to painting. The course further develops the technical aspect of painting through rigorous and challenging assignments. The student will learn to manipulate experimental materials in addition to traditional painting techniques. The class emphasizes process, color, style, personal imagery, and conceptual ideas. A course fee is required; additional costs may be incurred based on individual student need. See course notes in eServices or contact the instructor for additional information. Students must be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week in the painting studio outside of class.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): ART 1241
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: ART 1115 and ART 1141
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Create paintings that demonstrate advanced technical competence and express an idea, mood or feeling.
- Demonstrate a developed ability in some of the following areas: oil paint, glazing technique, alternative surfaces, texture, mix media, and large format.
- Describe and analyze an artist’s body of work.
- Evaluate the quality and success of a work of art and articulate an informed response, including the self-critical evaluation of one’s own work as well as work created by another artist.
- Create a stylistically coherent body of work that expresses a thematic concept.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
- Demonstrate an ability to express one’s self and communicate conceptual ideas or emotions visually.
- Create an artist’s statement.
- Demonstrate an ability to interpret conceptual ideas with paint.
- Create a sketchbook that reveals developed ideas, process, and practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history of painting on an advanced level.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Survey of the expressive qualities of painting materials and supplies on a more developed level
- Survey of painting techniques and principles of advanced painting skills
- Introduction to tools and materials used in creating painting at an advanced level
- Advanced examination of the visual landscape and the role of painting in history
- Informed critical response to works of art in the tradition of painting
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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