Monet: Woman with a Parasol, 1875
Monet: Woman with a Parasol, 1875
About this session
Paint one of Monet's most loved works. This painting depicts the play of natural light on his wife's dress and green silk lined parasol. We can see the movement of the air in the grass, the sky and in the ribbons across her face.
Materials
- Provided: Canvas, paint, pencils, brushes & aprons
- BYO: Sketch book
Resources
What will we learn in this painting?
You will be surprised at some of the brushstrokes in this impressionist masterpiece. We usually see it in postcard size, or on a postcard, at which size the painting looks like a photograph. Studying this piece will give us insight into the language of effectice photo-realistic painting, which is often not what you expect.
At postcard size the painting looks like a photograph.
- Chroma
- Composition
- Figure Painting
- Photorealism
Detail
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