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Fine Arts · Year 3 · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Abstract & Impressionist Painting

This course explores Impressionist and Abstract painting traditions through color, gesture, texture, light, and expressive mark-making. Students study key movements, experiment with stylistic techniques, and create original artworks informed by both historical and contemporary practices.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Apply Impressionist techniques using light, color vibration, and broken brushwork.
  2. Develop abstract compositions using gesture, shape, and expressive mark-making.
  3. Mix color intuitively to create mood, atmosphere, and visual rhythm.
  4. Analyze major Impressionist and Abstract artists and their methods.
  5. Produce finished paintings demonstrating stylistic control and personal expression.
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Introduction to Impressionism & Abstraction
  2. 02Historical Overview of Movements & Influential Artists
  3. 03Impressionist Color Theory & Light Studies
  4. 04Broken Brushwork, Optical Mixing & Atmospheric Effects
  5. 05Gesture, Emotion & Mark-Making in Abstract Art
  6. 06Compositional Strategies for Non-Linear Imagery
  7. 07Experimenting with Tools: Knives, Brushes & Sponges
  8. 08 · MidtermLayering Paint for Depth & Texture
  9. 09Intuitive Color Mixing & Mood Development
  10. 10Impressionist Outdoor/Reference Studies
  11. 11Abstract Expressionist Process-Based Methods
  12. 12Surface Building: Glazes, Scraping & Impasto
  13. 13Mixed Media Integration for Expanded Expression
  14. 14Contemporary Abstract & Impressionist Approaches
  15. 15Critique, Refinement & Artistic Voice
  16. 16Final Abstract/Impressionist Painting Project

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Students will produce two paintings: one Impressionist study and one Abstract composition, demonstrating stylistic contrasts and personal expression.

Deliverables

  1. One completed Impressionist-style painting.
  2. One completed Abstract painting.
  3. Process sketches, color studies & experimentation samples.
  4. Presentation explaining stylistic approach and visual decisions.

How it’s judged

§ 04 Watch first
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