It is mostly forgotten how master artists became great painters. It was by copying the masters of their day and before. Michelangelo, DaVinci, Sargent, and van Gogh all copied paintings to develop their skills. 

We will begin with the still life pictured, by Joaquin Sorolla. Next, the Oyster Gatherers by Sargent. Finally you can choose which painting you want to copy from a collection of master paintings by Emile Gruppe, Willard Metcalf. We’ll discuss edges, color temperature, brushwork. You will see a color you didn’t notice before, then learn how to mix that color. The magic comes when you now see that color in nature, building a new color vocabulary that will stay with you forever.