This unusual Impressionist didn’t enjoy plein-air painting (painting outside) or the airy natural light. Instead, he sketched and then returned to his studio to paint. He’s most famous for his paintings of ballet dancers, but he also painted everyday people in the city and action scenes from polo games! In fact, he was incredibly skilled…
While Degas was considered an impressionist, he really didn’t act like it. While most of the impressionists were doing their plain-air thing, Degas was sketching ballet dancers as they practiced or translating his sketches into paintings inside his studio. He just wasn’t one of those landscape kinda guys. However, he become a master at sketching…
Update: Cycle 3 Lesson Plans are now available! Check out what we’re doing for Rockwell, Moses, O’Keeffe, Wyeth, Lichtenstein, and Davis! I’m so excited to begin the 3rd quarter of fine arts, when we get to study the Baroque, Classical and Romantic period artists. In my opinion, these are the best time periods. However, our…
