Emulate Monet's Shifting Colors - Colored Pencil Drawing

Claude Monet studied the effect of light on colors by painting the same subject under a wide variety of conditions. The series for which he is best known are haystacks, the poplars, water lilies, Rouen Cathedral, and the Houses of Parliament.

In this colored pencil course, using his works as a guide, we will emulate Monet and learn how to depict a chosen landscape at various times of day. The primary focus will be on the different aspects of light, and how each unique situation shifts the color palette. We will also explore whether light intensifies or desaturates hues, depending on its source (sun, moon, street lamp), or hour (dawn, midday, sunset and night-time) or atmospheric conditions (mist, fog, etc.). Rudimentary experience with colored pencils is an advantage.

Please register for the first session on 10/17 and you will be considered registered for all five classes. The dates are 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14 and 11/21.