This course covers color theory as it pertains to painting and introduces the student to water-based media. Emphasis will be on the illusion of three-dimensional aspects of form on a two-dimensional plane and other concepts of space on a plane. The techniques for painting with transparent watercolor and acrylics will be explored. Historical and contemporary examples of painting forms, i.e. still life, landscape, figure, portrait, fantasy, and abstraction will enhance creative and aesthetic awareness.