1. Impressionism

2. What is it? Art movement of the late 19th century started in France
Used strokes of bright colors and optical mixing
Intended to reproduce effects of light
Captured everyday subjects: people, landscapes, still life.

3. Why is it called that?
An art critic originally used the term as an insult
Based on the title of Monet’s painting, Impression, Sunrise (1872)

4. Impression, Sunrise

5. What made it different? It broke all the rules!
Subjects: came from real life, not history
Place: painted outdoors to capture light, not in a studio
Technique: used bright colors applied with strong brushstrokes, not dark colors carefully applied to appear most realistic
Optical blending
Simplified forms

6. Who was involved? Claude Monet Camille Pissarro Berthe Morisot
Alfred Sisley
Edgar Degas
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Paul Cezanne
Later… Vincent van Gogh

8. Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro: 'Haymakers Resting', 1891

9. Berthe Morisot
Eugene Manet and His Daughter, Julie, in the Garden

10. The Moret Bridge at Sunset - 1892
Alfred Sisley
The Moret Bridge at Sunset

11. Edgar Degas

12. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - The Rowers Lunch -1880

13. Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne, Tulips in a Vase,

14. Later…Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh - “the starry night”

15. All of these…
Use optical blending—placing strokes or dots of bold color together to be blended optically
Works similarly to
pixels on a computer
For instance, red next
to yellow creates orange
when blended by the eye

16. Impressionism, Go-Hawk Style!
Hannah Ragsdale

17. Impressionism, Go-Hawk Style!
Lea Aufrand

18. Impressionism, Go-Hawk Style!
Hannah Ragsdale

19. Impressionism, Go-Hawk Style!

20. Impressionism, Go-Hawk Style!
Addison Paine

21. Your project! A landscape would be the best choice for your subject.
Select an image, it can be one found on Flickr.com or your own image is preferred.
It must be painted in the “Impressionistic” style.
A limited color palette is preferred.