franz mar inspired oil pastel fish

Franz Marcand

Der Blaue Reider

Renaissance

Baroque

Rococo

French Neoclassical

French Romantic

French Realism

Photography

Impressionism

Post impressionism

Neo impressionism Expressionism

Cubism

Abstract Expressionism Color Field

Germany Pre WWI

Franz Marcand

Der Blaue Reider

Franz Marc

“Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.”

- Franz Marc

Franz Marc

Franz Marc

Franz Marc

Franz Marc

Franz Marc

Oil pastel examples

Oil pastel examples

Oil pastel examples

Oil pastel examples

Oil pastel examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Expressive fish examples

Oil Pastel Fish

ImpressionisticStylized –add other elementsImaginative colorsExpressiveNo flat colors—too elementary

Find and print a great reference photo of a fishPaint the fish backwards on 11x 14 plasticMask off ½ inch border around matboardPaint the background on 11x 14 matboardGlue the plastic to the matboard.

“Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.”

- Franz Marc