Our task on this painting project was to pick a famous (or not so famous) impressionistic painting, and try to recreate it. I chose Monet's "Poppies at Argenteuil" (I love the red poppies, and the sweeping fields, the line of trees in the background). I worked from a printed sheet, originally a digital copy I found on the web, and I think my painted colours were off a bit because of the way the print turned out (darker than the original).
I like to show work-in-progress:
I originally started with the intention to copy the original as faithfully as possible, but half way through the painting decided to remove the figures of the lady and child in the foreground. Later on, however, I realized that they were an important part of the composition, and added them back in.
The finished piece:
