Painting depicting a person wearing a white dress sitting upright on a blanket spread over a grassy expanse and reading with an umbrella and fan nearby. — Berthe Morisot, French, 1841–1895. Reading, 1873. Oil on canvas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.89.

Vitality Arts: Women Impressionists and Pastels

Join teaching artist Sophia Weisensel as you use soft and oil pastels while studying Impressionist paintings in the special exhibition “Women Impressionists and the Land.” These studies, or “master copies,” serve multiple purposes: They’ll help you learn and become comfortable with the mediums; encourage expressive mark making you might not explore when copying photos or working from life; and unlock new insight into the paintings through color mixing, blending, and layering. You’ll make at least two soft pastel and two oil pastel pieces. All experience levels are welcome.

Tuesdays (eight weeks), 1:30–4 p.m.
February 16—April 6, 2027
Studio 112
All materials provided
Anyone 55+ welcome to register

We offer a limited number of scholarships and a sliding scale of ticket prices to accommodate all learners.
Pay what you can: $350 | $300 | $250
Please email us for scholarship information.

Registration opens January 16, 2027.

_{Berthe Morisot, French, 1841–1895. Reading, 1873. Oil on canvas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.89.}