Painting the Natural World

February 9, 2022 Emily Glass
A painting of two interlocking hands.

A collection of paintings created by undergraduate and graduate students in Painting the Natural World classes taught by RIT School of Art Senior Lecturer Emily Glass. The course examines the natural world, in our current culture, in combination with technical aspects of oil paint. Course content covers the transition from direct observation to conceptual work.

Students produce a body of artwork referencing assigned readings and personally-driven research relating to contemporary themes such as identity, the body, time, memory, place, language, science and spirituality, and how they connect to nature. 

Above painting by Morgan Sychtysz '22 MFA (Fine Arts Studio)

A painting of a ball of yarn.

By Morgan Sychtysz '22 MFA (Fine Arts Studio)

A painting of eggs sitting on a counter.

By Morgan Sychtysz '22 MFA (Fine Arts Studio)

A painting of a person sitting on a dock, set against a body of water.

By William Phifer '21 (Illustration) 

A painting of a bouquet of flowers.

By William Phifer '21 (Illustration) 

A painting of a group of people in the woods.

By William Phifer '21 (Illustration) 

A painting of a dying flower in a vase.

By Vivian Trettenbach '20 (Fine Arts Studio), '22 MST (Visual Arts-All Grades)

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