I take a class at a community college called Intro to Digital Design. My project was to create a presentation in InDesign about an art movement. I used Photoshop a little before this project, but I had never used InDesign. I was more than a lit terrified at first using it. It took me a while to get it, but I finally turned my work.
My subject was Impressionism. It was fascinating how their art was disrespected because it was a little different than what people had been doing for centuries. Their concept to stress light and color in the paintings, instead of the scenery or person, was not at first appreciated. It took years before their broad brush strokes and art technique was recognized by their peers.
These painters were dedicated to their art. Monet would brave all the elements in order to paint a haystack in all lights and seasons. He would also paint from sunrise to sunset on a huge canvas in his older age. He was suffering from arthritis. Degas was going blind so he could paint anymore. He turned to sculpturing. The painting here is by Renoir called "Dance at the Moulin de la Galette".
