Drawing and Painting I is an advanced-level visual art course offered to all students who have completed both Art I- Foundation and Art II-Exploration. Students in Drawing and Painting I have the opportunity to work with a wide array of mediums throughout the semester. Students will work with graphite, charcoal, pastel, plaster gauze, colored pencil, india ink and acrylic paint on a variety of different grounds/surfaces including paper, masonite and canvas. Students in Drawing and Painting I will build on the skills that they developed in previous art courses and continue growing both technically and conceptually as artists. Below you will find the syllabus for Drawing and Painting I as well as the assignments for many of the pieces that we will complete during the semester.