CONTENTS Words that look like this are explained in the glossary on Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 12 Page 14 Page 16 Page 18 Page 20 Page 22 Page 24 Page 26 Page 28 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Welcome to the Gallery Types of Art Impressionism Wing What Is Impressionism Edgar Degas Activity Still but Moving Claude Monet Activity Spongy Landscapes Pierre Auguste Renoir Activity Watercolors and Wax Mary Cassatt Activity Pastel Self Portraits Opening Night Quiz Glossary Index
WELCOME TO THE GALLERY Hello I'm Gabe I work in this gallery and it is my job to learn about and create artworks in the style of Impressionism ह Museums and Galleries Museums and galleries are buildings that contain art or artifacts They look after the artworks and show them to the public They can put on exhibitions and shows to display their art too 4
TYPES OF ART There are lots of different types of art such as sculpture installation art and performance art The Impressionists were mostly known for their paintings This means we need to know how to describe the techniques that painters use when creating their art Brushstrokes are the marks that are made by a tool such as a paintbrush being dragged across the canvas There are many different types of brushstrokes such as short and thick or long and smooth Impasto is when paint is layered thickly onto a canvas so that it sticks out from the surface rather than being smooth and flat Optical mixing is when an artist puts two colors next to each other on a canvas to give the idea that the colors are mixing rather than mixing them together on a palette 5
