Corcoran College of Art and Design

Spring Courses + Painting

Browse all of our courses by Area of Study; Enrollment Option; Certificate Program; or Day of the Week. Simply click on the red link on the left to see a list of courses that meets the criteria you’ve selected.

Painting Short Course

PT0812 (non-credit)
This course offers basic instruction for beginners, while intermediate and advanced students progress on an individual basis.

Figure Painting Short Course

PT0830 (non-credit)
Students explore how the human body may be represented in paint both realistically and semi-abstractly.

Seven Sessions with Watercolor

PT0905 (non-credit)
This class will introduce watercolor to students with some drawing experience, covering color mixing, washes, layering and textural techniques.

Introduction to Painting

PT1200 (1.5 credits or audit)
Learn to paint! This course covers composition, color, and canvas preparation.

Academic Painting

No sections available this semester

PT1210 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn to see specific realistic images as a set of abstract shapes, tonal values and colors in relation to the whole.

Introduction to Botanical Painting in Watercolor

PT1400 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn the techniques of transparent watercolor using live plant material.

Intermediate Painting

PT2200 (1.5 credits or audit)
This course will review the fundamentals of painting and focus on individual development of style, technique, and direction. (For intermediate and advanced students.)

Abstract Painting

PT2220 (1.5 credits or audit)
This course investigates the concepts and meanings of abstraction and their relevance in today's world.

Portrait Painting

PT2300 (1.5 credits or audit)
In this course, students use oil paints to explore the structure of the skull, facial muscles, and planes of the face.

Still Life Paintings in Oil: Techniques

PT2351 (1.5 credits or audit)
Students learn to use transparent glazes to build form, color, luminosity, and drama, becoming familiar with the painting techniques of early 17th-century Europe.


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Important Dates

February 20
President's Day (College closed)

February 22
Monday classes meet on Wednesday. Wednesday only classes do not meet.

March 3-24
March classes begin

March 12-18
Spring Recess (College open - Classes do not meet) Limited access and hours at the Georgetown Campus

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