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Landscape Artists
Jade Tidswell 517037
Albrecht Dürer
The German artist, Albrecht Dürer’s
landscapes are one of the first recordings
of the northern Renaissance world. In
particular, “Staatliche Museen”i depicts the
buildings we have all come to know and
love with the beams on the outside. They
look a lot browner that I’d recognise in
today’s interpretation, which is usually
white and black. This painting is very
basic. I do like the faded background that
adds depth and the reflections in the
water. The colours, on the other hand,
are very dank and murky. I wouldn’t
hang this painting in my house as I
prefer more bold colours and a more
realistic approach.
Not only did Dϋrer paint, he also etched
landscapes. “Landscape with cannon”ii
proves to be a popular search on the
internet. It features a Turk, looking upon
a cannon, in the foreground and was
drawn during the Ottoman threat to the
West, one of six etches. Again, this etch
is basic but with more detail than that of
the painting. Perhaps Dϋrer was better
at etching than painting?
Claude Lorrain
I really like Claude Lorrain’s paintings.
They are vivid and almost whimsical;
the colours are more natural looking
than Dϋrer’s and you can see that
Lorrain had more of a flare for
painting. His skill set is much higher
than Dϋrer and he painted more of a
classical nature. I chose to include
“Aeneas’s Farewell”iii because I loved
the misty background. I would like to
try this effect to make my own
landscape drawings look more in-
depth and realistic. I also liked the
buildings in this painting – they look
like Roman columns and have been painted in lovely detail.
Albrecht Dürer
Watercolor and gouache on paper
1489
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Albrecht Dürer
Etch 1518
Lanscape with Cannon
Claude Lorrain
Aeneas's Farewell to
Dido in Carthago 1676
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Landscape Artists
Jade Tidswell 517037
Not only did Lorrain paint he also
used inks to create preparational
studies. I chose to include “A Ruin
on the Palatine”iv as I think it looks
fabulous. I love ink studies in
general and this ruin really caught
my eye. It almost looks like a skull,
which is what I thought it was to
begin with. The tonal value here has
great contrast and I like the brown
paper/ initial wash he used. I,
personally fine the monochrome
aspect of inks aesthetically pleasing
– sometimes more so than colour.
Even though this study is very
simple, I really love it. I may try inks
myself more often.
L.S. Lowry
L.S. Lowry was an English painter during the 1900’s he used more stylized figures and
lacked weather effects in many of his landscapes. Therefore, he was characterized as a
naïve "Sunday painter". Galleries thought otherwise,
on the other hand, I quite like it! The painting on the
left clearly shows his stylev I can see why Lowry was
known as a “naïve” painter as there are no
indications to what the weather was like only his
signature white background and there are no
shadows. It’s also very linear which gives it a very
structured feel – upright and formal. Apparently, this
painting was painted years later from an original
sketch so there are speculations as to its
authenticity.
Lowry was well known for his industrial
landscapes like the one belowvi. This
particular painting was one of an
imaginary composition. However, certain
aspects are from real places e.g. The
Stockport Viaduct. This painting
symbolises the ever-presence of humans
at the time with all the pollution through
the smoke of the chimneys. It has
splashes of colour throughout and clearly
show Lowry’s style with the block coloured buildings, lack of shadow and white background.
Claude Lorrain
Ink Study
A Ruin on the Palatine
L.S. Lowry, 1948
The Old House, Grove Street,
Salford
Oil on canvas
L.S. Lowry, 1955
Industrial landscape
Oil on canvas
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Landscape Artists
Jade Tidswell 517037
George Shaw
English contemporary artists of today
include George Shaw and Sarah Woodfine.
The paintings on the leftvii are so detailed I
thought they were photographs but Shaw is
known for his detailed approach and
suburban subject matter.
A lot of Shaw’s exhibitions have very funny
titles and so this explains why he chooses
the compositions he does. His work has a
unique appearance because he uses
Humbrol enamel paints, that are normally
used to paint model trains and aeroplanes. I
like these paintings because they depict a
typical run down English scene that can be
found in poverty stricken areas.
I’ve noticed that Shaw has a similar
approach to Lowry in that he has a crisp
white/ grey background. There are also no
people in these two paintings but a sense of
human presence through the buildings.
Interesting seeing as they are a good 50
years apart.
Sarah Woodfine
Sarah Woodfine is a trained English sculptor
who is extremely imaginative with her work as
can be seen in the image belowviii. Her
approach to landscape, optical illusion and
architecture is very different as each part of
her compositions is drawn precisely with
pencil and when constructed into a 3D
models creating a dream-like atmosphere.
I’m not crazy about her style if I’m honest. It’s
different and abstract in my opinion. This sort
of technique doesn’t really appeal to me.
George Shaw, 2010
The Time Machine
Enamel paint
George Shaw, 1999
Scenes from the
passion: The Black
Prince
Enamel paint
Sarah Woodfine
2005 Newfoundland
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Landscape Artists
Jade Tidswell 517037
Leonid Afremov
One of the most distinguished Russian–Israeli
modern impressionistic/ contemporary artists of
today who is known for his unusual painting
manner is Afremov. He uses a very peculiar
Impasto technique, layering oil paint in thick
overlapping strokes. This creates a layered
texture giving his paintings a distinct three-
dimensional sense.
To create this effect, Afremov uses a palette
knife, achieving gorgeous visual effects as can be
seen in the painting on the leftix and belowx.
I love this artist so much! I really love the colours
and the impressionistic style. The colours capture
the eye and create a sense of seasons and time
of day. I really want to test out palette knives so
might try it on a canvas soon.
i http://i.pinimg.com/736x/81/6e/1e/816e1eb061a6d2dee1a6bc251face863.jpg ii www.getty.edu/research/special_collections/notable/durer_landscape_cannon.html iii http://static.wixstatic.com/media/2493ec_4286de59b7ee44e69344ce2a88c2e724.jpg_256 iv http://www.claudelorrain.org/A-Ruin-On-The-Palatine.html v http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lowry-the-old-house-grove-street-salford-n05992 vi www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lowry-industrial-landscape-t00111 vii https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/feb/13/art-george-shaw-in-pictures#img-11 viii www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/n/newfoundland-by-sarah-woodfine/ ix https://afremov.com/images/product/image_2356.jpeg x https://afremov.com/autumn-calm-palette-knife-oil-painting-on-canvas-by-leonid-afremov-size-16-x20.html
Leonid Afremov
Palette Knife, Oil Paint,
Canvas Glowing
Summer
Leonid Afremov
Palette Knife, Oil Paint,
Autumn Calm
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