COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

TIMETABLE 2012-01-20

FEES AND BANKING DETAILS

DRAWING EQUIPMENT LIST

PAINTING EQUIPMENT LIST

CONSULTATION

CODE OF CONDUCT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE SPENCER STREET STUDIO

GENERAL STUDIO RULES

FIGURE DRAWING:

Figure drawing is one of the finest methods to develop hand-eye coordination and thus the ability to draw accurately what you see. This course first focuses on the development of these skills, gradually introducing more experimental approaches to drawing according to the pace of each student.

Class times and Fees: see TIMETABLE

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TIMETABLE 2012-01-20

PAINTING:
MONDAY 9AM – 1PM
1st Term: 23 January – 26 March (10 weeks)
2nd Term: 16 April – 25 June (11 weeks)
3rd Term: 16 July – 24 September (11 weeks)
4th Term: 8 October – 10 December (10 weeks)
THERE WILL BE CLASS ON 24 SEPTEMBER (HERITAGE DAY)

TUESDAY 9AM – 1PM
1st Term: 24 January – 27 March (10 weeks)
2nd Term: 17 April – 26 June (11 weeks)
3rd Term: 17 July – 25 September (11 weeks)
4th Term: 9 October – 11 December (10 weeks)

SATURDAY 9AM – 1PM
1st Term: 21 January – 24 March (10 weeks)
2nd Term: 14 April – 23 June (11 weeks)
3rd Term: 21 July – 29 September (11 weeks)
4th Term: 13 October – 15 December (10 weeks)

DRAWING (morning and evening classes)
THURSDAY 9AM – 12PM AND 6PM – 9PM
1st Term: 26th January – 29 March (10 weeks)
2nd Term: 19 April – 28 June (11 weeks)
3rd Term: 19 July – 27 September (11 weeks)
4th Term: 11 October – 15 December (10 weeks)
THERE WILL BE CLASS ON 9 AUGUST (WOMENS DAY)

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FEES AND CONDITIONS 2012:

PAINTING:
1st Term: 10 sessions – R1500.00
2nd Term: 11 sessions – R1650.00
3rd Term: 11 sessions – R1650.00
4th Term: 10 sessions – R1500.00

DRAWING:
1ST Term: 10 sessions – R1400.00
2nd Term: 11 sessions – R1540.00
3rd Term: 11 sessions – R1540.00
4th Term: 10 sessions – R1400.00

CONSULTATIONS: R400.00 PER HOUR

LECTURES AND WALKABOUTS: R50.00

Julia Teale
First National Bank
Mowbray (branch code: 200309)
Cheque account no: 50140072500

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BASIC LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR PAINTING

Basics

Please bear in mind that this is a very basic list – the possibilities of colours, brushes, solvents, retardants and other additives are almost endless.

Zest-It: a non-toxic solvent for oil painting, available at the studio or Art Source in Observatory.(we do not use turpentine in the studio because of allergic reactions)

Refined Linseed Oil: Zellen produces a cheap, local version that is good.

Zelkin: a resin based medium that is useful for fast drying and luminosity. But not essential.

Brushes: hogs hair or synthetic but not soft. A variety of shapes, such as filberts, flats, brites, rounds. A variety of sizes depending on what size you want your paintings to be and whether you like detail or not.

Good brands are: Windsor and Newton, Daler-Rowney, Eve (green painted handle only) and Raphael. (please avoid cheap brushes, they are hard to work with and break down quickly)

Paints: Titanium White. Then choose at least 6 colours from the following list: Prussian Blue, French Ultramarine, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Sap Green, Viridian, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow or Lemon Yellow. (Please make sure you have at least one of each colour in the spectrum represented.)

Additional useful colours are: Naples Yellow, Paynes Grey, Magenta, Cobalt Violet, Permanent Rose, Indian Yellow, Raw Umber.

Most of these colours are available in student ranges. The best brands are: Winton, Art Prisim, Daler-Rowney.

Artists colours are expensive but as you extend your range there are many lovely colours to work with. Best brands available in SA are: Windsor and Newton, Art Spectrum, Rembrandt, Sennelier. Currently the studio has access to Michael Harding Oils – these are handmade and of the highest quality.

Rags: good quality cotton rags that do not disperse lint. Old sheets or pillow-cases are ideal if they are pure cotton. Avoid dish cloths or other cleaning cloths. Also do not use toilet paper and kitchen towel unless it is simply to wipe brushes on.

Palette: Perspex, glass or disposable. The brown, wooden palettes are difficult to read colour on.

Jars: 2 medium sized and 1 small.

Sunflower Oil and Sunlight Liquid for cleaning brushes.

Canvasses of various sizes depending on your inclination.

For all enquiries and prices please contact Leoni Uys on 082 9255 663 or leoni@uyskas.co.za

EQUIPMENT LIST FOR DRAWING

Compressed Charcoal.

White Conte Chalk. (there are other brands that are good, just not chalk-board chalk or chalk pastel)

Pencils: ranging from HB to 8B

Kneadable Rubber

Plastic Rubber

Art Knife

Sharpener

Fine Sand Paper

Black Fine Liner

2 Bulldog Clips

This is a basic list. There are many other drawing materials worth exploring and opportunities in the drawing classes will arise where you will be encouraged to experiment.

The studio provides certain basic drawing papers but you will be encouraged to try out other paper as your confidence grows.

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CONSULTATION

Consultation is only available to those students who no longer need technical input from me, but need focused conceptual and problem solving discussions. Please note the following:

• Those of you that I socialize with should not confuse consultations with social occasions.
• Consultations will only be available, by appointment, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 12-3pm.
• The fee is R400 per hour or part thereof if I visit your studio and R350 per hour if we meet at Spencer Street Studio.
• Only one consultation per month is permitted.

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CODE OF CONDUCT IN THE STUDIO:

The ethos of Spencer Street Studio is one where the creativity of each individual is considered to be of vital importance. As the sole lecturer at the studio (at present) and director of the school and collective of painters and printmakers, I have made it the governing principle of the studio that it be a good place for artists and potential artists to explore their creativity. For this to be possible, it is important that each member of the studio, artists and students alike, respect the following rules:

PUNCTUALITY:
Arrive at class promptly. If you are late for class, make as quiet an entrance as possible. (Please do not burst in, booming greetings and getting into chatter with other class members.) If you arrive late, do not expect that I will drop everything to get to you as soon as you arrive. I try to go around on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

NOISE:
Do not engage in conversation during class time, especially while I am teaching. I find myself competing to be heard. It is also very inconsiderate to others who are trying to concentrate. Asking fellow class mates for assistance with your work is acceptable, but try not to raise your voices and giggle etc. If you wish to chat over a cup of tea, go outside.

CRITICISM:
There will be a brief group crit at the end of some sessions. Morning sessions: 12:15 – 12:45. (15 mins for clean up afterwards.) This will be the only time students will be encouraged to offer opinions of each other’s work. (I would also like to discourage you from going around the studio when you are not painting and exclaiming over other people’s work. It is distracting, however well meant.)

CLEAN UP:
Put away the equipment in its designated place in an orderly manner. Take home the food you brought with you, or store it in the fridge. Wash up utensils and cups.

CELL PHONES:
These are major irritants to others trying to work and students are requested to put their phones on silent and to take and make calls outside or in the kitchen.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
RE SPENCER STREET STUDIO

SPENCER STREET STUDIO DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO, OR LOSS OF, EQUIPMENT OR ARTWORKS LEFT AT THE STUDIO BY STUDENTS.

SPENCER STREET STUDIO DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO THE SOLVENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THE STUDIO.

IN TERMS OF THIS IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING STUDIO REGULATIONS CAREFULLY:

1. Students cannot store work here indefinitely. There is not enough storage space. Only current work can be stored. You will have two weeks to clear old works. Any works not cleared by that time will be recycled.

2. If you wish to store blank canvases here, please write your name on the back. If you do not do so, they could inadvertently be used. Please accept responsibility for your own materials. Spencer Street Studio does not.

3. You may store materials in a toolbox that can be stored under the tables in the main studio. However, if materials go missing or are used by someone else it is not the responsibility of Spencer Street Studio. If your materials do not fit in the toolbox they must go home with you. Any stuff left lying around will be disposed with.

4. As Spencer Street Studio is a painting, drawing and printmaking studio, certain toxic materials are used. Please be aware that if you have an allergic reaction to turpentine, thinners, fixatives and other varnishes and mediums, this is not the studio for you. Spencer Street Studio does not accept responsibility for any reaction you may have to the materials used in the studio.

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GENERAL STUDIO RULES

General Studio Rules

Please put the equipment back where you found it after the class. Also wash your cup and other food utensils if you had food and beverages.

Clear away any garbage you have generated AND RECYCLE IN THE BINS PROVIDED.

Wash brushes with Sunlight soap and warm water before rinsing them under a tap.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, THROW SOLVENTS OR PAINT PRODUCTS DOWN THE SINKS OR TOILETS.

If you enjoy the beverages and eats supplied, remember that if you didn’t bring them along, someone else did, and that you may like to make a contribution from time to time as well.

If I haven’t got to see you, and you are feeling irritated, stuck or bored, alert me to the problem and I will see you as soon as I have finished whatever it is I am doing.

While I will, from time to time, supply someone with materials that they have forgotten at home, please make sure that you bring them next time. The basic equipment list is up on the board.

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