Abraham Mignon was born in 1640, the son of French-Reformed emigrants living in Frankfurt Germany. Mignon was a star student of still life painter Jacob Marrel, who had  studied under Georg Flegel and Jan Davidsz. de Heem . Sometime between 1664 and 1667 Mignon moved to Ultrecht, Netherlands  where he joined de Heem s studio and in 1669 became a member of the St Lukas Guild.

Join David in this 3 volume 12 disk study of Mignon’s techniques.  Mignon would have been one of the greatest painters in history if not for his death at an early age.  In volume 1 David will take you through the learning process of the Dutch Masters.  Learning the triangle methods of design and paintings and painting with a limited palette.  Mignon used the grisaille and Flemish methods of paintings and David will introduce you to those techniques.

In Volume 2 David will explore detailing of flower forms and the larger bouquets normally arranged on plinths or marble tables.  These compositions became the signature of many Dutch Masters.  Learn the philosophies behind flower arrangements and color choices.  David will again use the grisaille method, but in a slightly different more advanced concept concentrating on flower details.

In Volume 3 David will take you to the ultimate Dutch Master compositions.  The Festoons were by far the most advanced of the Dutch Master paintings.  Learn how to combine the flowers and fruit with gardenscapes and other background arrangements.  David will show you how to control the palette, color choice and detailing to achieve a very large, formal Dutch Master festoon.