1. The Master of Impressionism self portrait Working in his studio “I want to paint like the birds sings.” Claude Monet

2. Some Facts about Monet His full name was Claude Oscar Monet Born Nov. 14, 1840 Paris, France Died Dec. 5, 1926, Giverny, France As a child he drew lots of cartoons At 15 he was already earning money for his cartoons.

3. Impressionism Monet was considered the father of Impressionism This painting gave the movement it’s name Impressionism is a lot more a state of the mind than a technique Impression of a Sunrise

4. The Technique Impressionist first worked by dropping pure paint on the canvas and allowing the eye to mix it, from a distance Eventually they used brush strokes to mixed together colors creating a impression Water Lilies (The Clouds)

5. The feeling Monet tried to capture feelings in his painting Like the immense feeling of peace and coolness you might feel when you look at Water Lilies. Water Lilies

6. Pure color was important Look at his water lilies the blues stay bright and bold The brush strokes suggest waters movement The greens stay clean and fresh not muddied Water lilies, Green Reflection

7. Let try our own Start with one color using loose strokes fill some of the page with strokes like gentle waves Add lighter and darker strokes of blue and green add some more larger areas Finally a water lily

8. Explore More of Claude Monet http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/mohttp: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/mohttp http://www.giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm http://www.expo-monet.com/ http://www.wetcanvas.com/Museum/Artists/m/Claude_Monet