Career direction doing
something you love

Technical

1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of oil painting.

This includes:

• Method / Materials
• Color
• Lighting
• Seeing / Observation
• Effectively render forms both in space, and in relation to each other
• Composition / Design / Editing
• Drawing

Theoretical

2. Use oil painting as a form of personal expression to create a unique, consistently styled portfolio of work.

• Demonstrate familiarity with the world of contemporary art.
• Present their work within the context of contemporary art.
• Understand and engage in contemporary art discourse.
• Emphasis on:
  • Concept / Content / Originality
• Applying critical, historical, and theoretical principles to the work
• Research
• Style / Motif
• Critique

Professional

3. Apply professional practices to:

• Artwork: Presentation, Care, Archiving, Documentation.
• Work habits: Time management, Reliability, Motivation.
• Career skills: Promotion, Job search, Commissions, Galleries,
• Exhibitions, Grants, Business writing, Interviews, Memberships, Networking.
• Business skills: Taxes, Sales, Bookkeeping, Insurance, Organization

• Portrait Commissions
• Landscape Commissions
• Group Exhibitions

• One-Person Exhibitions
• Gallery Representation
• Specialty Showroom and Display Shops