New York Academy of Art

The instructor will cover both the broad historical context and the individual artists that worked during this incredibly significant period. Through lessons in color theory and close looking, students will create deeply observed paintings that capture the sense of freshness achieved by artists like Monet, Morisot and Seurat. We will begin with color-mixing basics using an Impressionist-informed palette and then apply these skills to a variety of subject matter. With a focus on painting from life, we will create still lives, portraits, and interiors as we attempt to see color through the eyes of the artists of the late 19th and early 20th Century.