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Landscape Artists

Jade Tidswell 517037

Albrecht Dürer

The German artist, Albrecht Dürer’s

landscapes are one of the first recordings

of the northern Renaissance world. In

particular, “Staatliche Museen”i depicts the

buildings we have all come to know and

love with the beams on the outside. They

look a lot browner that I’d recognise in

today’s interpretation, which is usually

white and black. This painting is very

basic. I do like the faded background that

adds depth and the reflections in the

water. The colours, on the other hand,

are very dank and murky. I wouldn’t

hang this painting in my house as I

prefer more bold colours and a more

realistic approach.

Not only did Dϋrer paint, he also etched

landscapes. “Landscape with cannon”ii

proves to be a popular search on the

internet. It features a Turk, looking upon

a cannon, in the foreground and was

drawn during the Ottoman threat to the

West, one of six etches. Again, this etch

is basic but with more detail than that of

the painting. Perhaps Dϋrer was better

at etching than painting?

Claude Lorrain

I really like Claude Lorrain’s paintings.

They are vivid and almost whimsical;

the colours are more natural looking

than Dϋrer’s and you can see that

Lorrain had more of a flare for

painting. His skill set is much higher

than Dϋrer and he painted more of a

classical nature. I chose to include

“Aeneas’s Farewell”iii because I loved

the misty background. I would like to

try this effect to make my own

landscape drawings look more in-

depth and realistic. I also liked the

buildings in this painting – they look

like Roman columns and have been painted in lovely detail.

Albrecht Dürer

Watercolor and gouache on paper

1489

Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Albrecht Dürer

Etch 1518

Lanscape with Cannon

Claude Lorrain

Aeneas's Farewell to

Dido in Carthago 1676

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Landscape Artists

Jade Tidswell 517037

Not only did Lorrain paint he also

used inks to create preparational

studies. I chose to include “A Ruin

on the Palatine”iv as I think it looks

fabulous. I love ink studies in

general and this ruin really caught

my eye. It almost looks like a skull,

which is what I thought it was to

begin with. The tonal value here has

great contrast and I like the brown

paper/ initial wash he used. I,

personally fine the monochrome

aspect of inks aesthetically pleasing

– sometimes more so than colour.

Even though this study is very

simple, I really love it. I may try inks

myself more often.

L.S. Lowry

L.S. Lowry was an English painter during the 1900’s he used more stylized figures and

lacked weather effects in many of his landscapes. Therefore, he was characterized as a

naïve "Sunday painter". Galleries thought otherwise,

on the other hand, I quite like it! The painting on the

left clearly shows his stylev I can see why Lowry was

known as a “naïve” painter as there are no

indications to what the weather was like only his

signature white background and there are no

shadows. It’s also very linear which gives it a very

structured feel – upright and formal. Apparently, this

painting was painted years later from an original

sketch so there are speculations as to its

authenticity.

Lowry was well known for his industrial

landscapes like the one belowvi. This

particular painting was one of an

imaginary composition. However, certain

aspects are from real places e.g. The

Stockport Viaduct. This painting

symbolises the ever-presence of humans

at the time with all the pollution through

the smoke of the chimneys. It has

splashes of colour throughout and clearly

show Lowry’s style with the block coloured buildings, lack of shadow and white background.

Claude Lorrain

Ink Study

A Ruin on the Palatine

L.S. Lowry, 1948

The Old House, Grove Street,

Salford

Oil on canvas

L.S. Lowry, 1955

Industrial landscape

Oil on canvas

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Landscape Artists

Jade Tidswell 517037

George Shaw

English contemporary artists of today

include George Shaw and Sarah Woodfine.

The paintings on the leftvii are so detailed I

thought they were photographs but Shaw is

known for his detailed approach and

suburban subject matter.

A lot of Shaw’s exhibitions have very funny

titles and so this explains why he chooses

the compositions he does. His work has a

unique appearance because he uses

Humbrol enamel paints, that are normally

used to paint model trains and aeroplanes. I

like these paintings because they depict a

typical run down English scene that can be

found in poverty stricken areas.

I’ve noticed that Shaw has a similar

approach to Lowry in that he has a crisp

white/ grey background. There are also no

people in these two paintings but a sense of

human presence through the buildings.

Interesting seeing as they are a good 50

years apart.

Sarah Woodfine

Sarah Woodfine is a trained English sculptor

who is extremely imaginative with her work as

can be seen in the image belowviii. Her

approach to landscape, optical illusion and

architecture is very different as each part of

her compositions is drawn precisely with

pencil and when constructed into a 3D

models creating a dream-like atmosphere.

I’m not crazy about her style if I’m honest. It’s

different and abstract in my opinion. This sort

of technique doesn’t really appeal to me.

George Shaw, 2010

The Time Machine

Enamel paint

George Shaw, 1999

Scenes from the

passion: The Black

Prince

Enamel paint

Sarah Woodfine

2005 Newfoundland

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Landscape Artists

Jade Tidswell 517037

Leonid Afremov

One of the most distinguished Russian–Israeli

modern impressionistic/ contemporary artists of

today who is known for his unusual painting

manner is Afremov. He uses a very peculiar

Impasto technique, layering oil paint in thick

overlapping strokes. This creates a layered

texture giving his paintings a distinct three-

dimensional sense.

To create this effect, Afremov uses a palette

knife, achieving gorgeous visual effects as can be

seen in the painting on the leftix and belowx.

I love this artist so much! I really love the colours

and the impressionistic style. The colours capture

the eye and create a sense of seasons and time

of day. I really want to test out palette knives so

might try it on a canvas soon.

i http://i.pinimg.com/736x/81/6e/1e/816e1eb061a6d2dee1a6bc251face863.jpg ii www.getty.edu/research/special_collections/notable/durer_landscape_cannon.html iii http://static.wixstatic.com/media/2493ec_4286de59b7ee44e69344ce2a88c2e724.jpg_256 iv http://www.claudelorrain.org/A-Ruin-On-The-Palatine.html v http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lowry-the-old-house-grove-street-salford-n05992 vi www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lowry-industrial-landscape-t00111 vii https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2011/feb/13/art-george-shaw-in-pictures#img-11 viii www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/n/newfoundland-by-sarah-woodfine/ ix https://afremov.com/images/product/image_2356.jpeg x https://afremov.com/autumn-calm-palette-knife-oil-painting-on-canvas-by-leonid-afremov-size-16-x20.html

Leonid Afremov

Palette Knife, Oil Paint,

Canvas Glowing

Summer

Leonid Afremov

Palette Knife, Oil Paint,

Autumn Calm