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Fall 2013 AA91 OPEN HANDIWORK AND... Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–noon Dates: 10 Sessions, September 11–November 13 Instructors: Barbara Duch, Karen McKinnon This course is designed for people who would like to work on their latest handiwork project while socializing with each other. This could include knitting, crocheting, cross stitching, quilting, rug hooking, crewel work, sewing, jewelry making, Lego construction, etc. Karen and Barbara will be there to help any basic knitter make an Einstein coat, but there will be no formal instruction. Come, sit, chat and enjoy one another in this casual and totally informal, warm gathering of friendly, creative people. Class limited to 20 students. Barbara Duch retired from the University of Delaware where she taught physics, math and education courses. She started knitting in 2009 and loves to knit every day. Karen McKinnon is a graduate registered nurse from Yale-New Haven Medical Center. She worked as an R.N. for 43 years from OB/GYN to NICU to pediatrics. She retired in 2010. Karen has been knitting for 45 years for relaxation and gift giving. NEW! AA92 FIXING FLATS Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Dates: 5 Sessions, October 23–November 20 Instructor: Robert Chu A workshop to review content and techniques to improve existing paintings. Determine when to re-work, re-do or re-think creations. Bring item(s) for discussion/consideration. Class is limited to 16 students. Robert Chu has a background in image formation applications in engineering and marketing, from aerospace to industrial photography. Painting and digital imaging complement globe-trotting adventures. NEW! AA94 HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ART: RENAISSANCE-MODERN Mondays, 10:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Dates: 10 Sessions, September 9–November 18 Instructor: Clive Getty Discussion of European art from the rebirth with Giotto to the development of abstraction with Kandinsky and Picasso. The course will consist primarily of videotaped lectures from the Great Courses series. Class is limited to 65 students. Clive Getty received a diplome superieur in French civilization from the Sorbonne, a B.A. in history from Muhlenberg College and a Ph.D. in art history from Stanford University. Internationally known as a scholar of the early 19th-century French satirist and proto-Surrealist, J.J. Grandville (1803-47), he has published two books on the artist. He is a professor emeritus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. NEW! Osher Lifelong Learning Institute AA95 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING Mondays, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Dates: 10 Sessions, September 9–November 18 Instructor: Marina Borovok Held at Bethany Beach Municipal Building and Community Center This course is an introduction to drawing. The following drawing concepts will be covered: perspective, proportion and composition. Students will start with simple line exercises, drawing accurate shapes and progressing to form development using values and the effect of light. Subjects include still life, interiors, landscapes, seascapes. Previous drawing experience is not necessary. Students of all levels are welcome. Students will need to provide their own supplies. The supply list will be available in the office. Class is limited to 20 students. Marina Borovok formally began her studio art studies (drawing and oil painting) in the classes of Professors Peter Collier and James Adkins. 8 www.lifelonglearning.udel.edu/lewes
at the University of Delaware in Lewes Fall 2013 Born in the former Soviet Union, she studied biology in Kiev, Ukraine and holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in biology and an M.E. from Johns Hopkins University. Marina enjoys drawing and painting for pleasure and for many clients. Her works can be viewed at www.artlabonline.com/works. Marina believes imagination doesn’t have limits. Be free to express yourself in any kind of artistic form. She resides in Frankford, DE. NEW! AA96-1 THE WORLD’S GREATEST PAINTINGS Wednesdays, 1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Dates: 10 Sessions, September 11–November 20 Instructor: Charlotte B. Smith Held at Bethany Beach Municipal Building and Community Center AA96-2 THE WORLD’S GREATEST PAINTINGS Thursdays, 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. Dates: 10 Sessions, September 12–November 14 Instructor: Charlotte B. Smith Held at Lewes Campus. This course covers a collection of the masterpieces of Western art from the 14th century to the 20th as selected and discussed by a noted art historian. The paintings were chosen for their unique initial impact on the viewer and their emotional and intellectual resonance upon careful observation. We will view the 24 half-hour lectures with discussion and handouts. Some knowledge of the language of art and art history is helpful but not required. Class is limited to 65 students. NEW! AA97 AHA! GENERATING IDEAS FOR MEANING IN PAINTING AND DRAWING Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Dates: 8 Sessions, September 17–November 5 Instructor: Caryl Williams Leonardo da Vinci, an extraordinary generator of ideas for painting and drawing, writes in his notebook, “It should not be hard for you to stop and look into the stains of walls or ashes of the fire or clouds or mud or like places to find really marvelous ideas.” Of course it shouldn’t be hard, but it is, and so many of us end up just copying photos. Paint and/or draw your way beyond, into the world of art with meaning. Supplies will be discussed during the first class. Some basic drawing ability necessary. Class is limited to 18 students. Caryl Williams holds a B.A. in fine arts from Skidmore College and an M.S. in arts education from George Mason University. Caryl spent over 30 years as an art educator at all levels in New York schools and with Arlington County public schools in Virginia. She wrote art curriculum for the National Gallery of Art, excavated at the archaeological site Caesarea in Israel and has published a children’s book titled The Words. Charlotte B. Smith holds a B.A. in psychology from Carleton College, MN; and a B.A. in art history from the University of Delaware. She was trained in museum education and guided at the Delaware Art Museum. She studied the American decorative arts at Winterthur Museum and led tours for all age groups. Charlotte has had a lifelong passion for learning about and looking at art. www.lifelonglearning.udel.edu/lewes 9
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