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Course Description

Create paintings inspired by the art of illuminated manuscripts, beautifully decorated handmade books from the medieval and renaissance eras. We will use modern materials, gouache or watercolour paint and paper, to explore topics including miniature painting, borders, lettering, marginalia, and trompe l’oeil.

In this course, students will:

  • View examples of manuscript illumination in many different styles

  • Learn how to create borders and other decorative elements with botanical, animal and abstract motifs.

  • Explore calligraphy using an alphabet in a medieval style.

  • Learn how to paint a miniature landscape

  • Make connections between art of the past and contemporary art 

  • Use inspiration from art of the past to create new original paintings

 

Artwork by Amy Ordoveza

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