Activity - Impressionism

A characteristic work of the impressionist movement

"The Waterlilies" (Nymphéas), Clause Monet

WaterliliesClaude Monet

Art Institute of Chicago

The painters used brighter paints than those used in previous eras and tried to represent the movement.

Many Impressionists preferred to paint "en plein air". This approach required the artists to work quickly but allowed them to capture the fleeting impression of light.

Impressionist artists used short, visible dabs of paint to capture the overall impression of their subject, choosing not to pay particular attention to the fine details.

Your turn ! Modeled on Monet's "Water lilies", draw your own garden trying to represent light and movement! Then we will choose the best drawing which will be exposed in the english room !