Plein Air Painting - Europe 2016 - London Part II
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Continuing from my last post, ( you can read it here) I´ll write now about my reencounter with another Great Master:
John Constable
Nature and Nostalgia
Constable took a long time to achieve recognition. While his work was just as radical as Turner's, it shows none of the latter's constant searching for new subjects. He admired earlier Dutch painters as "a stay at home people, hence, their originality" His work was located in familiar territory beginning with his native Stour Valley between Suffolk and Essex.
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| Salisbury Cathedral from river Avon, 1820 oil on canvas John Constable
Some of Constable sketches record individual motifs that reappear in finished paintings while others, provided the basis for entire compositions.
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| Cloud study John Constable |
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| pochade study John Constable |
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| Sandra Nunes at Constable Gallery of studies Victoria and Albert Museum - London |
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| John Constable |
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| John Constable |
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| John Constable |
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| Cloud study John Constable |
The largest surviving group of these studies, over ninety works, was given to Victoria & Albert Museum by the artist's daughter. They shed unique light on Constable's working practice and are remarkable for their spontaneity and accuracy.
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Time to rest the eye and do my "homework":
In a completely different surrounding than Constable's I went to capture the light and atmosphere of a wet day in London.
When I got to the site, it was only cloudy, but before I could start my work the rain came down. Fortunately there was a bus stop close by and I had shelter for the painting session.
This was one of that experiences that we never forget!
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| At the bus stop Euston Road |
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| Sandra Nunes Plein air painting - Euston Road London |
Next post, an amazing exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery: "Russia and the Arts"
Posted bySandra Nunes at 7:42 PM
Labels: Constable, contemporary landscape painting, Euston, impressionism, London, oil on canvas, oil sketches, plein air painting, pochade box, rainy day painting, Sandra Nunes, Turner, Victoria and Albert Museum
