News Release

Weir Farm NHP Premiering Virtual Impressionist Painting Workshop Video Series March 21, 2022

Dmitri Wright with his easel at Weir Farm NHP.

NPS Photo

News Release Date: March 3, 2022

Contact: Kristin Lessard, [phone], x13

WILTON/RIDGEFIELD – On March 21st, 2022, Weir Farm National Historical Park will be premiering the new How to be an Impressionist Painter Virtual Workshop. This five-part virtual series will feature Master Impressionist Dmitri Wright and will highlight the science and poetry of Impressionist landscape painting.

As an instructor of Impressionist Painting Workshops at Weir Farm National Historical Park for over a decade, Wright seeks to paint what is good, beautiful, and true in life by using techniques from the Impressionist Masters and his classical training from the Academy. Wright is an instructor for Greenwich Historical Society and Silvermine Art School in addition to providing demonstrations at the Florence Griswold Museum. Visit https://www.dmitriwright.com/ to view artwork and learn more about this inspiring instructor.

Since Julian Alden Weir, America's most beloved Impressionist, acquired this rural, rustic retreat in Branchville, Connecticut in 1882, there has been a rich artistic tradition at Weir Farm National Historical Park. To honor and continue this tradition, Weir Farm is making its popular Impressionist Painting Workshop with Dmitri Wright virtual for everyone!

“I am thrilled about this new online workshop that will provide opportunities for artists of all skill levels from across the country to experience an introduction to a Weir Farm Impressionist Painting Workshop from home,” said Wright. “I encourage everyone to find their own artistic voice with insights from these five virtual sessions.”

A new video session will premiere each day from Monday, March 21st through Friday, March 25th at 11:00 am, following Dmitri Wright on his journey to complete an Impressionist masterpiece. Videos will be premiered each day as a Facebook Live Premiere event on the park’s Facebook page and on the park’s website.

•  Monday, March 21st at 11:00 am - What is Impressionism
•  Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:00 am - Tools of a Plein Air painter
•  Wednesday, March 23rd at 11:00 am - Light, Color and Sensations of Place
•  Thursday, March 24th at 11:00 am - Scouting and Sketching
•  Friday, March 25th at 11:00 am - Completing A Masterpiece

Make sure to tune into this Five-Part Video Series with Master Instructor Dmitri Wright and learn just how to be an Impressionist Painter!

About Weir Farm National Historical Park: Visit the home and studio of America's most beloved Impressionist, J. Alden Weir, and walk in the footsteps of a world-class artist. Set against a rural Connecticut landscape that has been painted by thousands of artists from 1882 to the present, Weir Farm is a national legacy of American Impressionism, the creative spirit, and historic preservation. Explore this National Park for Art and experience what Weir described as "The Great Good Place." Learn more at www.nps.gov/wefa and visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/WeirFarmNPS, YouTube www.youtube.com/WeirFarmNHS, and Instagram @WeirFarmNPS.

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