Painting Under The Influence: Henri Matisse
Early Bird SALE: $225 USD
Sale Price Until July 15th · Regular Price $275 USD
PAINTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Self-Paced Online Study eCourse
Ever wonder how the masters really painted? This new online course series cracks open the lives, methods, and secrets of legendary painters, one at a time. Each class includes slideshows packed with images, rich historical context, instructional videos, and lesson recommendations to guide your own painting practice.
We'll dig into their stories, their color choices, their composition tricks, and the creative process behind their most iconic work and some lesser known jewels, then turn you loose to experiment with it all yourself.
No boring lectures, just great stories, big ideas, and plenty of paint. New master artists will be added periodically to the series, so there will continually be new inspiration to “Paint Under the Influence.”
Lessons can be combined and re-visited to experience new approaches to improve your work for months to come. Lifetime access.
HENRI MATISSE | About The Course:
Henri Matisse believed that art should be like “a good armchair,” a place of rest and joy. In this online course, students will explore the life and revolutionary vision of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists. You will learn to paint with bold, expressive color; study different approaches to composition; see the importance of line, and look at how to reduce a form to it’s simplest elements by creating vibrant paper collages in Matisse's iconic late-career style.
No prior art experience is required, only curiosity, a willingness to play, and the desire to see the world a little differently. Each lesson blends art history, critical looking, and hands-on studio practice so that you leave not just with skills, but with a genuinely deeper understanding of why Matisse still matters.
All material is pre-recorded so that you may watch when you wish. Video demonstrations, narrated slide shows, and numerous inspirational resources are all included in this one-of-a-kind course.
ALL VIDEOS ARE DOWNLOADABLE.
Lifetime Access.
You will receive a confirmation email with the course password after your purchase.
No Refunds
“Matisse was once asked how a young student should approach learning to paint. He said they should not try to be clever but should try to feel. This course is built around that idea.
Many adult learners come to art carrying old stories — “I’m not talented,” “I can’t draw,” “I missed my chance.” Matisse’s life is itself an argument against all of those stories. He came to art at twenty, faced devastating illness at seventy, and made his greatest work at eighty. There is no right time, and there is no too late.
In this course, you will be given permission to be bold, to fail interestingly, and to discover what happens when you stop trying to be correct and begin to work more intuitively, expressing your feelings. That is the Matisse method, and it belongs to you.”
What students say about Melinda’s courses:
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