Impressionist Color Theory: Monet's Garden

Sunday, March 24, 2024, 10:00 to 3:30 (Lunch 12:00 to 12:30, brown bag)

$85 + $10 Materials Fee

Monet’s Garden of Color: Learning from the Nature Inspired Color Palettes of the Impressionists’

As artists and art enthusiasts, we can learn so much from the masters. The impressionists were revolutionaries in their use of color and were passionate about bright and joyful color tones that are especially uplifting. Impressionists also practiced plein air painting and had a focus on studying the colors of the natural environment, 

In this one day workshop we will look at the color palettes that impressionist painters used, you will learn some techniques for color mixing and learn about color relationships and then create our own painting based on a specific color palette inspired by an impressionist painter of your choice.  This is a technical class approached with an attitude of freedom and experimentation. Color can lend feeling and vibrancy to your art and good use of color can distinguish a beginning artist from a master.

About the Facilitator: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/