Showing posts with label John Singer Sargent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Singer Sargent. Show all posts
Plein Air Painting - Europe 2016 - London Part I
Saturday, July 2, 2016
I´m back from Europe, as usual I'm late with my posts here and as usual greatly inspired after an overdose of viewing great Art, I feel like painting 24 hours a day!
I´ll try to show here some highlights of these amazing days.
London
Meeting Sargent...
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| Meeting Sargent - Tate Britain Gallery |
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| Study for Madame Gatreaux J. S. Sargent |
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| Trees and Skies J.W. Turner |
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| Goring Mill and Church - JW. Turner There´s no preliminary drawing in this unfinished work, the sky is sufficiently developed o show that the weather is fine and the war clouds suggest afternoon... |
Their function as studies allowed for greater freedom to experiment with format, medium and technique. Turner´s focus varies from the single motif to wider views of the landscape, encompassing foliage, mountains, rivers, skies and the sea which exerted a particular fascination for him later in his life.
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| J. W. Turner |
Turner drew prolifically in sketchbooks of various shapes and sizes, some of which(about 300!) are now held at Tate. In 1801 he used this small sketchbook during hs tour in Scotland, which included an exploration on the Highlands. This sketchbook below is open at studies completed in guache, a more opaque medium than watercolor, giving solidity to the mountain form.
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Turner's Sketchbook
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| Sandra Nunes Sketching in watercolor - Hyde Park |
To be continued in the next post with another Great Master: Constable!
Posted bySandra Nunes at 8:10 AM 0 comments
Labels: Constable, John Singer Sargent, landscape painting, London, madame gatreaux, oil painting, plein air painting, pochade, Sandra Nunes, sketchbook, Tate Gallery, Turner
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere I
Monday, April 28, 2014
Chicago
Besides windy, Chicago is really chilly this April. I was surprised with an unexpected April snow that painted the streets and roofs in white. I wasn´t prepared for this,but with the limited opportunity for plein air painting I could spend more time visiting museums and galleries without guilty.
I´m an early bird, I loved to watch the first rays of sun bathing the white rooftops....
At the Art Institute of Chicago
Vuillard- Foliage- Oak tree and fruit seller - 1918
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| Van Gogh- The drunken |
A book that has been inspiring me from some years now after reading it : The Art Spirit, by Robert Henry.
And here I am in front of two of his amazing paintings...
Himself and Herself- oil on canvas- Robert Henry
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| Robert Henry- Himself and Herself - oil on canvas |
Claude Monet- waterlilies
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| Claude Monet |
John Singer Sargent
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| Sargent |
Gifford beal
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| Gifford Beal |
Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge
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| The Waterloo Bridge - Claude Monet |
Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight effect
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| Claude Monet |
Chagall Windows
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| Chagall |
I could not resist...being challenged by the Chilly wind
Painting at the Chicago Theater
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| Sandra Nunes |
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| Sandra Nunes |
Continue reading: Spring in the Northern Hemisphere II
Posted bySandra Nunes at 10:34 PM 2 comments
Labels: Chicago, Claude Monet, impressionism, John Singer Sargent, landscape painting, plein air painting, Robert Henry, Sandra Nunes, the art spirit, Van Gogh, Vuillard
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