1. Claude Monet Impressionist art

2. Monet’s water lilies

3. What time period do you think this is ?

4. The Beach at Pourville The painting was stolen from the Poznań National Museum in September 2000.[1] It was cut out of its frame and replaced with a copy, which had been painted on cardboard. At the time, the painting was valued at more than $1 million The painting was recovered on 12 January 2010.[1][2][4] Police also arrested a 41-year-old man in the southern Polish city of Olkusz,[1] whom they believe to be the painter of the copy used in the robbery.[3] The suspect was traced through fingerprints and other evidence left at the site of the theft.[5]

5. What is impressionism ? http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2007/ 09/impressionism.html http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2007/ 09/impressionism.html click this link to learn more about this Art form.

6. Who was Claude Monet ? Look at his paintings, pick out what you think is your favorite and one you might like to try to copy later in class. http://giverny.org/mo net/welcome.htm http://giverny.org/mo net/welcome.htm Check out more about Monet and his art works.

7. Watch the above videos before trying your hand at impressionism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9O1c 6Not6U&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9O1c 6Not6U&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTG7j Yr0O8E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTG7j Yr0O8E

8. Try painting in his style Colors in Monet's Palette Monet used quite a limited palette, banishing browns and earth colors and, by 1886, black had also disappeared. Asked in 1905 what colors he used, Monet said: "The point is to know how to use the colors, the choice of which is, when all's said and done, a matter of habit. Anyway, I use flake white, cadmium yellow, vermilion, deep madder, cobalt blue, emerald green, and that's all." 2 According to James Heard in his book Paint Like Monet, analysis of Monet's paintings show Monet used these nine colors: Lead white (modern equivalent = titanium white) Chrome yellow (modern equivalent = cadmium yellow light) Cadmium yellow Viridian green Emerald green French ultramarine Cobalt blue Madder red (modern equivalent = alizarin crimson) Vermilion Ivory black (but only if you're copying a Monet from before 1886) So, equip yourself with a white, an intense yellow and red, a bright blue and green, and get painting!

9. Your turn…Have a go! So now that you’ve researched his life, paintings, style, and watched a how to video, grab paper, brushes, water, and paints from the front of the classroom. Choose a favorite painting and put that image on your net book. (keep the water far away from the netbook !) Try to replicate a Monet !