Mediums: Oil, watercolor, drawing, pastel – Sara will work in oil
Level: All levels welcome
Class Dates: Mondays, September 14 & 21, 2026
Class Times:
• 10:00 am-noon Pacific Time
• 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time
• 6:00 pm-8:00 pm UK Time
Marking the centenary of Mary Cassatt’s death, major exhibitions in Paris, Washington, and Chicago are reconsidering this pioneering American artist. Cassatt is often remembered for her tender paintings of mothers and children, but her work presents a far more complex and experimental vision of modern life. An independent American artist working in Paris, Cassatt used unusual cropping, flattened space, pattern, gesture, and vivid color to make women’s experiences central to Impressionism.
In this two-part class, we will combine biography, close looking, and practical studio application. We will explore Cassatt’s paintings, pastels, and Japanese-inspired prints, examining how she created drama through intimacy, attention, and everyday gestures. Students will develop an original composition inspired by Cassatt, considering how private rituals and relationships can become ambitious subjects for contemporary painting.
$160.00
Sara Sisun is a visual artist based in Boulder, Colorado. She received a BA in Art Practice from Stanford University, an MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute under a full tuition fellowship, and an MA in Art History from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2018. She is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant and the Alpine Fellowship. Her paintings are included in the public collections of Kaiser Permanente and in the private collection of Soledad O’Brien. She currently teaches as Head of Foundations and Fine Arts at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.
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