Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at York St Mary’s
Today I’ll be reminiscing on my visit to ‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience’ which was hosted in St Mary’s Church, York. This follows on from two previous posts about my York visit earlier this year – firstly, my York Sketches post and...
Monet’s Water-Lily Pond and a Painting Inspired by Monet
A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to see one of Claude Monet’s water lily paintings, The Water-Lily Pond (1899), at the York Art Gallery. I wanted to share my experience and how it has inspired one of my own paintings. This blog follows on from my York blog:...
Tulip Paintings – Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism and Ruthism
In this blog I use a small but recent garden event to inspire a series of tulip paintings. I thought it would be interesting to study three different art movements in the process. Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism – and to compare the results to my own style. I am...
Two Sisters by Impressionist Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French painter, and a key figure in the development of Impressionism. He is known for his portrait paintings – particularly females, however he also painted landscapes, and still lifes. One of his most famous paintings is “Two...
Flower Paintings by Vincent van Gogh – Part II: Vase with Gladioli and Chinese Asters
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch, Post-Impressionist painter of landscapes, portraits and still lifes. This post focuses on his “Vase with Gladioli and Chinese Asters” still life painting. It is the second of a two-part series where I explore Vincent van...My Art Blog
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