Article · The Eclectic Light Company
Brushstrokes: Constructive strokes
By hoakley
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Traces how Cézanne moved from conventional Impressionist brushwork to arbitrary patterned marks forming patches of colour, with comparison to Bernard and Seurat. Gives painters a vocabulary for patch-based, planar mark-making.
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