3. Lesson: Claude Monet

Lesson

Apr 1

Lesson: Claude Monet

Let’s Begin.

Impressionism is a style of painting that tries to get the look and feel of a scene right at the moment it was painted. Monet was interested in the effects of light and its relationship with color.

Gather Materials

Thicker White Paper (Mixed media or watercolor)
Paint Brush
cup with water
tablespoon of salt
watercolor paint (Blues and Greens)
Oil Pastels

Did you know?

Claude Monet’s nickname as a child was Oscar.
Claude Monet’s nickname in his 20’s was Dandy. He liked to wear fancy shirts with ruffles sleeves.
Monet ate beans for two months straight because he didn’t have enough money for other kinds of food.
Monet painted from a floating Art Studio Boat when he was older.

Watch Lesson Video

Chef LaRee As Claude Monet. BEANS

Exercise 1: Single tree, different times of day and season. Light and color changes.

Exercise 2: Monet’s Bridge with water lilies

Finish Art and Share to Youth Gallery

Youth Gallery

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Erin McGee Ferrell

Erin McGee Ferrell (b. Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an internationally exhibiting visual artist whose practice centers on large-scale oil painting as a language of place, memory, and lived experience. Working at the intersection of figurative symbolism and architectural space, Ferrell explores how movement, land, and cultural context shape meaning over time. She received a BFA in Studio Art with a minor in African Studies from Mount Holyoke College and holds a Teaching Artist Certificate from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Her formation includes immersive study in Nigeria and Italy, grounding her practice in observation, material rigor, and cross-cultural awareness. Ferrell’s work has been exhibited internationally, with projects in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and North America, including the Jeju Art for Earth Festival, World Art Dubai, and Bahrain’s Spring of Culture. She has participated in researchbased residencies with Columbia University, Arizona State University, and the National Cancer Institute. Ferrell lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.

http://www.artistamerican.com/