Lesson 2: PAINTING

Painting
• The process of applying color on a flat
surface.
• Considered as two-dimensional, it only
has height and width.
• Forms can be created using a wide variety
of materials such as watercolor, acrylic, ink
oil, pastel and charcoal.
• Surfaces include wood, canvas, cardboard
and paper.
 Forms of Painting
• Easel Painting
 the most common form of painting.
 involves applying color to a board or canvas that is
fixed on an upright support.
 meant to be framed and hanged on a wall.
• Murals
 huge wall-sized painting.
 in 1980’s, mural used to impart messages to
increase social awareness to the issues at
that time.

• Telon Painting
 describe as a backdrop for the stage.
 used for popular forms of theater in the
country.
 Jeepney and Calesa Painting
• Jeepney
 evolved from calesa painting.
 jeepney painting ranges from landscapes to
scenes from comic books.
• Calesa
 calesa painted using one color.
 decorated with geometric patterns, repititive
patterns and thin lines.
• Collage
 form of painting that involves combine
images in a single artwork.
Themes of Painting
• Genre Painting
 portrays people in daily activities.
• Historical Painting
 depicts a scene from the past. Has lesson
concerning national values.
• Interiors
 refers to painting of the space inside of a
part of a house or a building.
• Landscapes
 portray natural scenery or urban scenes.
• Portraits
 portraying one or more specific
individuals.
• Nudes
 portray the unclothed human figure.
• Religious Painting
 based from the scriptures like the Nativity
scene, and the station of the cross.
• Still Life
 depicts natural or man-made objects that
form a composition in a natural setting.
 in the Philippines, popular styles during
the contemporary period include
neorealism.