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...
Flower Paintings by Vincent van Gogh – Part I: Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist movement. He painted landscapes, portraits and still lifes. Among some of his most famous still life paintings are his paintings of sunflowers, although he painted other flower arrangements...My Art Blog
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