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Gathering the tribe

CLU — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:31:21 +0000

Monday 10 am. October 6th Kwan Fong Gallery

We are gathering the Art Department tribe together in the Kwan Fong Gallery. Meet your fellow tribesmen and women and eat and drink with them.

We will share important news about the department, invite your comments, enjoy each others company.

Aging Terry Tinley

CLU — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:21:07 +0000

Last week, Barry Burns challenged designers in his Art 380 Computer Graphics class to take digital self-portraits and make themselves appear 70 years old. Winner of the challenge was sophomore Terry Tinley who used his compositing skills in Photoshop to create the most convincing conversion from among the 20 students who gave it their best.

Gonna get my smiling face on the cover of the…

CLU — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:16:38 +0000

Barry Burns’ Art 385 Computer Graphic Design students were divided into four small advertising agencies and challenged to place a portrait of one of their designers on the cover of a famous magazine. Students were challenged to make the magazine cover as authentic as possible. The winning agency included president Sophia Naranjo, Nathanael Minoch, Leslie Gerard, Jessica Hueftle and Stephen Zierhut. Stephen was selected to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone. Art Department chair Michael Pearce was special guest judge. Michael felt the winning agency really captured the style and look of a Rolling Stone cover.

Expert visitor

CLU — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:36:30 +0000

Steve Aufhauser visited my 270 Painting class Thursday afternoon, to share his expertise on paint and brushes. Steve owns Continental Arts and Graphics store in Reseda CA. Having literally grown up in the store has made him into a true expert on art materials, with an inestimable wealth of knowledge to share with painters and artists of all stripes. I credit him with teaching me how to paint without toxic chemicals, using walnut alkyd medium as a vehicle instead of turpentine.

That huge brush is the real thing, by the way; it’s used for painting scenic backdrops in the theatre.

Thanks for coming Steve.

Summer School in the Art Department

CLU — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:09:03 +0000

Summer school sessions are two thirds of the way complete, so our students are working hard to finish their self portrait projects. Art classes at the summer school are particularly intensive, requiring lots of studio homework and class time.

Here’s a self portrait in process by Jennifer Derus, who’s an art major. She’s learning old masters techniques in our spacious painting studio.

Return from Magical England

CLU — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:53:04 +0000

We returned to California Tuesday evening, thoroughly exhausted and wishing that the trip could go on for longer. We’ve had an incredibly packed journey, crossing the bottom of England from London to Land’s End and visiting some extraordinary places on the way, including London, Avebury, Bath, Glastonbury, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Tintagel, Men an Tol, Penzance, St. Ives, Salisbury and Stonehenge.

Aged To Perfection Showing

CLU — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:34:04 +0000

Recently, Computer Graphics students were challenged to create a portrait of themselves as they might appear as eighty-five year olds. Demonstrating their compositing skills in Photoshop and their knowledge of the aging process, they created a series of amazing, aged portraits. Our special guest judge for this challenge was CLU’s Dr. Robert Meadows E.D., Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice. Our thanks to Dr, Meadows, who after years of service in law enforcement, brought a trained and experienced eye in determining which student did the most visually convincing portrait of themselves as a senior citizen.

The winning portrait was created by Sophia Naranjo. You can visit the Aged To Perfection Show in the Spies Borman Building right next to Media Services. Try to identify participating students before checking their names on the tags below their pictures. It’s fun!

Here he is…

CLU — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:05:06 +0000

Greg Miles, grad school student…

Skateboard art competition

CLU — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:42:43 +0000

The California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch would like to invite students to participate in a free skateboard deck design art contest.

The entry deadline is NEXT Monday, May 12th, 2008.

For additional information including the contest flyer, official rules, entry form and skateboard deck template contact Chi Siu at the California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch at chi.siu@cdph.ca.gov or 510.620.3730

Students will design a skateboard deck that will be used as part of a college vaccination awareness campaign in late August 2008. The contest is open to any student in California. Prizes include gift cards to Apple, a skateboard deck with their original design, and recognition from the California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch.

Greg Miles going to Graduate School

CLU — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:25:40 +0000

Today’s great news from graduating senior Art student Greg Miles is that he’s been accepted to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco to pursue a Masters in Fine Art. He’ll begin his studies in the Fall.

Here’s a piece of his work from the senior show, 12 Apart.

“Lost in a Dream of Non-Believing” 15″X20″ Watercolor media on Watercolor paper

Greg rocks!