This collection explores different water scenes painted by nineteenth and twentieth century American impressionists. It looks at both technical vocabulary for art, and Impressionism as a movement. It uses multiple mediums and explores different artists over the period.

This lesson aims to:

• Introduce students to Impressionist techniques in art, we well as specifically introduce American Impressionist painting.
• Encourage discussion of the representation of water in the context of the Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibition Water/Ways.
• Teach some foundational artistic concepts and vocabulary at the intermediate level to students, including: basic color theory, brushwork, expression, and mood.

Students should be able to:

• Describe visual elements of painting with specific vocabulary.
• Compare multiple paintings and artists, in terms of specific visual elements.
• Compare artwork based on the representation of a specific subject: water.
• [Optional Activity] Reproduce at least one technique from the following categories: color and brushwork.