Nickel
03-23-2008, 11:53 PM
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to a new program for Spring. What better way to get in tune with your artistic side than to go paint or draw outside or bring something from the outside inside like flowers from the garden to draw or paint. For this program it's ok if you can't or don't want to go outside, you can use a photo reference. But, if you can, try to do it from life. :heart: Take your time if you want, and don't worry, just come enjoy yourself and Spring forward with art. :)
Any Media is welcome.
Subjects:
Figure
Animal/Nature
Still life
Landscape
Seascape
Nocturne
So what represents Spring to you?
Is it the freshness of the season?
Bunny rabbits? Cherry Trees? Azalea or lilac bushes?
A walk in the park?
Do you have a ritual or festival you attend that you can draw or paint?
Please join us as we celebrate Spring with our art. This is a learning thread,
as a challenge if you like incorporate an American Impressionistic style to your work. The challenge piece is the Park Bench below by William Merritt Chase. There is also a link to explore what sets American Impression apart from other Impression styles. Also below is a link to the National Gallery Art for an Exhibit on American Impression and Realsim. There are other American Impression painters, if you wish, add your favorite and tell us about them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Merritt_Chase
William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 – October 25, 1916)
William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa435.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/chase/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/chase_william_merritt.html
Chase's many students included George Bellows, Georgia O'Keeffe, Rockwell Kent, Charles Sheeler, Dennis Miller Bunker, Lydia Field Emmet, Elizabeth Forbes, Edmund Greacen, Lilian Westcott Hale, Robert Onderdonk, Lawton Parker, Ethel Paxson, Irving Wiles, David Ericson, Blanche Lazzell, Louis Ritman, Leopold Seyffert, Frederic Grant and Charles Wrenn.
Characteristics of American Impressionism
Asymmetrical Balance
Use of Colored Shadows
Use of Pure Color
Broken Color or Broken Brushstrokes
Use of Impasto (or Thick Paint)
Subject Matter
High Horizontal Line
Photographic Influence
Influence of Japanese Prints
Painted "En Plein Air"
http://www.flogris.org/learning/foxchase/html/about_impressionism.php
American Impressionism and Realism
The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection
Exhibit: National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo_over.shtm
American Impressionism at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_impressionism
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Mar-2008/39040-Chase_William_Merritt_Park_Bench_1890.jpg
Park Bench 1890
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Chase_William_Merritt_Park_Bench_1890.jpg
more work by Chase
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:William_Merritt_Chase
I'm looking forward to a wonderful time sharing Spring your way with each of you :wave:
ps. keep a record of your colors and if you journal, maybe you will want to document your mood/weather/time of day/etc.
Welcome to a new program for Spring. What better way to get in tune with your artistic side than to go paint or draw outside or bring something from the outside inside like flowers from the garden to draw or paint. For this program it's ok if you can't or don't want to go outside, you can use a photo reference. But, if you can, try to do it from life. :heart: Take your time if you want, and don't worry, just come enjoy yourself and Spring forward with art. :)
Any Media is welcome.
Subjects:
Figure
Animal/Nature
Still life
Landscape
Seascape
Nocturne
So what represents Spring to you?
Is it the freshness of the season?
Bunny rabbits? Cherry Trees? Azalea or lilac bushes?
A walk in the park?
Do you have a ritual or festival you attend that you can draw or paint?
Please join us as we celebrate Spring with our art. This is a learning thread,
as a challenge if you like incorporate an American Impressionistic style to your work. The challenge piece is the Park Bench below by William Merritt Chase. There is also a link to explore what sets American Impression apart from other Impression styles. Also below is a link to the National Gallery Art for an Exhibit on American Impression and Realsim. There are other American Impression painters, if you wish, add your favorite and tell us about them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Merritt_Chase
William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 – October 25, 1916)
William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa435.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/chase/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/chase_william_merritt.html
Chase's many students included George Bellows, Georgia O'Keeffe, Rockwell Kent, Charles Sheeler, Dennis Miller Bunker, Lydia Field Emmet, Elizabeth Forbes, Edmund Greacen, Lilian Westcott Hale, Robert Onderdonk, Lawton Parker, Ethel Paxson, Irving Wiles, David Ericson, Blanche Lazzell, Louis Ritman, Leopold Seyffert, Frederic Grant and Charles Wrenn.
Characteristics of American Impressionism
Asymmetrical Balance
Use of Colored Shadows
Use of Pure Color
Broken Color or Broken Brushstrokes
Use of Impasto (or Thick Paint)
Subject Matter
High Horizontal Line
Photographic Influence
Influence of Japanese Prints
Painted "En Plein Air"
http://www.flogris.org/learning/foxchase/html/about_impressionism.php
American Impressionism and Realism
The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection
Exhibit: National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo_over.shtm
American Impressionism at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_impressionism
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/23-Mar-2008/39040-Chase_William_Merritt_Park_Bench_1890.jpg
Park Bench 1890
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Chase_William_Merritt_Park_Bench_1890.jpg
more work by Chase
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:William_Merritt_Chase
I'm looking forward to a wonderful time sharing Spring your way with each of you :wave:
ps. keep a record of your colors and if you journal, maybe you will want to document your mood/weather/time of day/etc.