One of the best ways to learn posthumously from a master painter is to paint a “master copy."
In this workshop we will study Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), one of 18 works in Monet's Mornings on the Seine series. He painted the works from a flat-bottomed boat anchored to the riverbank where the Epte River flows into the Seine. As the light changed fro dawn to day, he worked on one canvas after another.To keep them in order, he numbered them, placed them in grooves built into the boat and had the gardener, whom he enlisted as his assistant, hand them to him.
Supplies
A $22.50 materials fee is included in the registration fee and covers all materials needed for the three classes including one 9inx12in canvas.
Claude Monet
Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist)
10 am - 2 pm
Wednesday, April 23, Thursdays, April 24 and May 1
(Please note that this is different than Cronkhite's usual schedule.)
About the Instructor
Donald Cronkhite is a Michigan artist, most noted for his extensive series of expressive atmospheric paintings. His work has been represented by the Gruen Galleries in Chicago’s River North Gallery District since 2005 and at the Robert Kidd Gallery in Birmingham since 2020.
Cronkhite’s work is included in private art collections as well as museum and university collections such as the Flint Institute of Arts, Wayne State University and University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Cronkhite received his BFA from Wayne State University after exploring the art galleries and museums of Europe where he became inspired by 17th-century Dutch painting and 19th-century French avant-garde painting.
In 2019, he began teaching painting classes at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA), Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) and the Grosse Pointe Artists Association (GPPA). He maintains a regular studio practice and continues to take art commissions, sell, and exhibit.
For questions regarding the class, please contact the Grosse Pointe Artist Association. Phone: (313) 881-3454 Email: gpaa@grossepointeartcenter.org