Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 08:45 AM

Thanks to Prof. Sapphire Soleil, the class Art Appreciation for Wizards
is back! The class was quite popular in its previous rendition, and now
it's even much better!

Thank you, Sapphire!

Brightest Blessings,
Prof. Rainmaker

Art Appreciation for the Wizard

Wizardry
(L3, 3c)
Sapphire Soleil

Syllabus and Introduction

Art, in its many forms, can and should compliment any wizard’s
magickal workings. Not only can it help decorate the walls of a room,
art can expand the mind, foster critical thinking, help define and
refine opinions, and spark deeper meditation.

In this course we will focus on the fine art of paintings, both
classics and modern work. One must understand the foundations of art to
appreciate the artist’s point-of-view when he or she deviates from that
foundation. It will serve apprentice wizards well to know why they like
a piece of art, rather than just that they like it!



Lessons

1) Why Art?

2) Why Study Art and Types of Art?

3) The Alchemy of Paint—Art Media

4) The Elements of Art

5) Art Principles

6) All Together Now! How Elements and Principles make Composition

7) Finding the Magick





Estimated time: 4 to 6 weeks

Pre-reqs—none

Safety—none. It is a fact
that many pieces of fine art contain nude subjects; every attempt will
be made to avoid using them as an example in deference to our youth
students, but in some cases that might not be possible. Please contact
the instructor if you have any concerns for alternative ideas.

Requirements—Computer good
enough to view pictures, paper, colored pencils or crayons or pens, a
scanner or other ability to send a picture to the instructor.