We finished the movement of realism and the influence of camera obscura. In this online lecture, we shifted our attention to impressionism. In impressionism, we discuss the visibility of brushstrokes in art and the importance of light in artwork. The theme of impressionism is a continuation of realism that captures modern society and activities. The most influential artist that we discussed in class was Edouard Manet. We also discussed the term flaneur which refers to a new attitude. In this art form, we notice the use of observations for art. In this class, I noticed that along with realism impressionism, the observation of life was the focus of art and how it was depicted in art. The effect of flat art and lack of depth was not accepted but became a theme in impressionism.  With impressionism, we also elaborated on how art should allude to art of the past but depict the modern world. As we have already noticed in more modern art the art we see is influenced by past art and enhanced with modern techniques. We then discussed the pattern of impressionist painting outside and capturing the scene in front of the artist in series. Painting in series became a factor of impressionism because it was common for artists to capture different moments in the scene they were observing. The theme in series art is to capture the time of day and seasons to express or demonstrate the change in color and light but not scenery.  We also capture the shift in influence to Japanese influence. The style allowed the French artist to see art differently. We also see a shift from impressionism with James Abbott McNeil Whistler who was interested in harmony and capturing music in art. The shift from impressionism was noticed in the lack of painters who stopped selling their work in the 1800’s.