Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra and Marie continue their charcoal drawing lesson. Marie isn't afraid to get her hands dirty!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra introduces Marie to the color wheel and shows her how to mix colors together. Marie is very eager to learn!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra continues to explain the different colors of the color wheel. She also gives a great explanation of complementary colors and how to obtain the best color combinations.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra shows Marie how to make her own watercolor paint by mixing colors from pigments to a binder. She also explains the characteristics of various paintbrushes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Marie is starting something new in her painting adventure: she will attempt to do abstract painting. Sandra gives her some advice.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Marie forgot her art homework at home, so she describes it instead. Her son is going to attend one of Sandra's art workshops to relieve stress.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Marie and Sandra discuss the benefits of art lessons. Sandra jokes that she practices art therapy without realizing it. Meanwhile, Marie's son loved Sandra's class he took on Saturday, so Marie is more relaxed. Something must be working!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra tells Marie about a great project she has planned for the children in her Saturday sessions: observational outings in the park to learn about plants, shadows, and light, followed by a drawing session.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Before tackling today's art lesson, Sandra and Marie talk about the children's Saturday afternoon class. The kids learned about the trees and plants of Paris and the lesson was a great success!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Marie and Sandra decide to experiment with plein air painting, but first Marie must decide on a Paris location as a subject to paint. Which will she pick?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Sandra has to end her painting lessons with Marie because she has to go back to Switzerland. But the ladies have developed a great friendship and are planning to see each other again.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
While Jeremy tries to tell a joke, Marie schools him on adjective agreement and other spelling and grammar pitfalls. Even native French speakers make mistakes!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Faire (to make or to do) is one of the most basic verbs in the French language, and it is used in a large number of expressions and idioms. Margaux and Manon give us some colorful examples of the uses of faire in this video.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Margaux and Manon recite "The Crow and the Fox," a famous fable by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine, and explain some of the more difficult lines for us. It's a good poem to memorize to improve your French!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Margaux and Manon are playing shop. Margaux is the lucky customer buying shoes and Manon settles for second best, playing the shopkeeper. Now you're all set to go shoe shopping on your next trip to France!
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