The student will be able to:

1. Apply intermediate color theory to express a personal point of view
2. Model complex still life, landscape, the figure, or abstraction
3. Organize the canvas or panel using a personal approach to composition
4. Develop expressive content through manipulation of mark, color, and stroke
5. Use acrylic media to create a series of thematic paintings
6. Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, materials, and approaches in acrylic painting

7. Produce paintings that creatively apply subjective matter that reflects personal and culturally diverse imagery

1. Color theory and meaning
   1. Monochromatic color that expresses mood or personal expression
   2. Analogous color that expresses mood or personal expression
2. Model complex subject matter
   1. Space
      1. An exterior space or landscape
      2. An interior space
   2. The human figure
      1. Self-portrait
      2. A human image or human form
   3. Still-life
      1. A still-life that represents personal meaning
      2. A surrealist still-life
   4. Abstraction
3. Creative or personal approach to the organization of composition
   1. Different size or shaped supports - square or rectangles
   2. A series of thematic paintings that use the same subject matter or style
4. Develop expressive content through manipulation of mark, color, and stroke
5. Use acrylic to create a series of thematic paintings
6. Examine and describe historical and contemporary developments, trends, materials
   1. Mix media
   2. Mixing opaque and transparent acrylic water media

1. Exploration of personal approaches to acrylic or mix media painting materials and paint application
2. Organization and application of a personal approach to composition
3. Safety rules and procedures related to the handling of painting materials
4. Evaluation and application of more intermediate and expressive uses of color theory
5. Painting complex models and expressive subject matter, such as still life, the figure, or space
6. Written essay discussing contemporary subject matter, topics, and trends in painting

Portfolio review: Each painting will be evaluated for technical ability, craftsmanship, and personal creative and conceptual approaches
Written or verbal critiques
Written essays
Written participation in lectures of historical and contemporary painting
Painting revisions

Lecture presentation using the language of acrylic painting
Discussion using the language of contemporary and historical acrylic paintings
Demonstration of using mix media and acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, brushes, supports, techniques, and methods
Critique and group presentation of intermediate mix media, oil, acrylic, or watercolor painting projects followed by in-class discussion and evaluation

Kloosterboer, Lorena. Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide. 2014.

Robertson, Jean, and Craig McDaniel. Painting as a Language: Material, Technique, Form, and Content. 1999.

Although these texts are older than the suggested "5 years or newer" standard, they remain seminal texts in this area of study.

Copy of a mix media acrylic painting: research the artwork, the artist, the style, subject matter, content, and context; write an essay or paper describing the artwork; write a self critique describing the process of making an artist copy or study.