Lewis & Clark Moodle

English language study with an emphasis on, developing integrated skills in critical reading,, discussion, consensus-building, research, crafting, argumentative writing, and giving substantive, formal presentations. Exploration of authentic, content in a specific academic discipline,, abstract concepts and theories, and appropriate, field-specific terminology. Topics vary from term, to term and typically are representative of the, humanities (for example, English literature), the, social sciences (sociology, cultural anthropology,, psychology, or sociolinguistics), or the natural, sciences (such as sustainability or ecology)., Duration: second half-semester. Students take two, modular courses (AES 165 and AES 166) each term., May be taken twice for credit with change of, topic.

Fundamentals of using oil paints through a focus
on the study of the human body. We address both
historical and contemporary contexts and include
specific approaches to figure painting such as
old master, alla prima, direct observation,
abstraction, color and pattern, and collage.
Emphasis is on gaining technical proficiency with
paint handling, finding self-direction, and
identifying both contemporary and historical
precedents. Through short readings, slide
lectures and discussions, students will develop
and use critical language that addresses inherent
issues in figure painting including
representation, phenomenology,
post-structuralism, and feminism.

Fundamentals of using oil paints through a focus, on the study of the human body. We address both, historical and contemporary contexts and include, specific approaches to figure painting such as, old master, alla prima, direct observation,, abstraction, color and pattern, and collage., Emphasis is on gaining technical proficiency with, paint handling, finding self-direction, and, identifying both contemporary and historical, precedents. Through short readings, slide, lectures and discussions, students will develop, and use critical language that addresses inherent, issues in figure painting including, representation, phenomenology,, post-structuralism, and feminism.

Exploration of what it means to live and build an, artistic practice in a time of climate change and, ecological crises. As artists, how do we think, through the material, environmental, and, psychological costs of our production? What kinds, of thinking are embodied in place? How can, place-based embodied knowledge teach resilience?, What does a sustainable practice look like in, terms of material and immaterial resources?, Utilizing expertise from regional eco-artists,, field trips in and around Portland, research, and, practice, we will explore the relationship between, place, the agency of material, and the intention, of the artist.