Middlebury

ART1033A-W25

Painting in Oil

Painting in Oil
A comprehensive beginning oil painting class exploring multiple subjects beginning with a refresh of applied color theory and principles of design. Over four weeks we will work in class from the live model with outside assignments of self-portraiture, interior spaces, and still life subjects. Studio work will be accompanied by weekly image lectures on historical movements from 20th-century modernism to contemporary painting. One previous studio course.

Brian Cirmo is an internationally exhibiting artist and a 2023 recipient of the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant for American painters from the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Solo exhibitions include Where Teardrops Fall, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York, NY and Projektraum FN, All the Feels, Friedrichshafen, Germany. Artist residencies include the Saltonstall Foundation, the Lake Constance Cultural Department, Salem, Germany, The Vermont Studio Center, and the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency./
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11586
Subject Code:
ART
Course Number:
1033
Section Identifier:
A

Course

ART 1033

All Sections in Winter 2025

Winter 2025

ART1033A-W25 Lecture