Monet: Boats at Argenteuil
- About this session
- Entry requirements: none
- Resources
- Materials: Provided. Bring your sketch book.
- What will we learn in this session?
- Student Paintings
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About this session
The original Monet.
In this painting by Monet we luxuriate in the calm of an afternoon on the river at Argenteuil.
Resources
I have written an ebook which shows you this lesson, step by step.
Including the boats.
Read a free sample of the ebook or buy it at : www.smashwords.com/books/view/488712 or, if you prefer, get the Amazon Kindle version.
What will we learn in this session?
A 2 minute sketch on paper.
1 minute for the pencil sketch, 1 minute for the thin wash of colours.
Blocked in.
One of my versions. Simpler. Still nice. You can do a painting like this, or a better one, in 4 hours with my instruction.
Did you know that 92.5 % of Monet's boats are exactly the same shape?
A boat.
By Monet.
I didn't know that either, until I learned this painting. Does that mean Monet couldn't paint boats? Not at all, he was a master draughtsman. But he knew how to tell a story in images, and these paintings are not really directed at the boating fanatic.
Student Paintings
"It was excellent to learn Vincent Van Gogh's techniques in a lovely setting. Go for it Pietro!
" - Giancarlo Mazzella. Van Gogh's Starry Night, May 2014, Kununurra, The Kimberleys, Western Australia.