IMPRESSIONISM

The Impressionists wanted to portray the play of sunlight on color and the different effects this produced.  They were also motivated to paint a moment or instant in time.  Combining these aims with painting out of doors (plein-aire) caused the Impressionists to paint very rapidly. The result was an “Impression” of a scene.

The students painted Monet's Japanese Bridge using acrylic paint.  They painted very quickly in the manner of the Impressionists so that the painting would be complete before the "sun moved"

The Japanese Bridge  by Claude Monet

  and altered the appearance of the colors.