By Chris Ludke at The Plein Air Experience Fun color experiment with pastels finished / bent tree This was so much fun to do on a snow day I want to try again with another subject. I didn’t know if it would work out or not. Last night I wasn’t sure if I liked it…
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Sir Alfred Munnings: Langham Mill Pool
The Best of British Impressionism A strong supporter of en plein-air painting, Sir Alfred Munnings, “like the French Impressionist painters, … captures the salient qualities of form while conjuring the dramatic atmosphere of light, air, and colour.” Painted at a site only a few miles from his home, “Langham Mill Pool is an extraordinary example…
Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky: Two Girls on a Swing (1940)
Nikolai Goes to Latvia The Russian artist, Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, is known for his paintings of peasant children, and when he left Russia for Latvia in autumn of 1921, he hoped to continue this peasant children series, “ often depicting his subjects in traditional Latvian costume.” Sotheby’s continues, He was frequently commissioned to paint portraits of friends…
Albrecht Dürer: Tuft of Cowslips or Primula (1526)
Best viewed At Sunnyside Who Is Albrecht Durer? Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528) was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation across Europe for high-quality woodcut prints while still in his twenties. Durer communicated with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael,…
Laurie and Blair Pessemier: Paint in Rome Workshop
A Day of Painting Blair and Laurie Pessemier paint in the Sabina area. We invite you to paint with us. We will provide easels, paints, canvas — everything you need to create a masterpiece. Take the train to Stimigliano Scalo, and we’ll be there to pick you up and take you to the medieval Borgo, or…
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