Renoir: Bouquet of Roses, 1880
Learn the basics of floral painting with this Renoir.
Renoir: Bouquet of Roses, 1880.
Monet: Fields of Tulip with Rijnsburg Windmill, 1886
The impressionists are the most reproduced period of art, no contest. You will see them on umbrellas, postcards, diaries and... chocolate boxes!
This gorgeous Monet was presented to me on a chocolate box given to me by a friend on a recent birthday. Thank you! I suppose I could eat the chocolate and keep the box?
Fr: Champs de Tulipes en Hollande
Oil on canvas, 1886, 65.6 x 81.5 cm
At the beginning of Stage 3: Texture mapping.
Finished!
A wholistic vision
The Inglis Art Method is a holistic vision of the arts.
A beautiful arabesque performed by my uncle and colleague.
The arabesque from Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'
Art - Music - Literature and Movement are the four pillars of Western Art and in each session I show you a little about the connections, as we paint our masterwork.
What do they have in common? Let's delve into them a little:
The 6 ways artists see art
| Art | Music | Literature | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Craft | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Structure | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Idiom | Y | Y | Y | |
| Form | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ideas | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Here I am some years back performing at the Art Gallery of N.S.W.;s Surrealist exhibition. Yes, that is a knife in my hat!
And there are many other elements they have in common:
| Art | Music | Literature | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | Y | Y | Y | |
| Ideas | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Philosophy | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Technique | Y | Y | Y | |
| Texture | Y | Y | Y | |
| Form | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Line | Y | Y | Y | |
| Colour | Y | Y | Y | |
| Rhythm | Y | Y | Y | |
| Line | Y | Y | Y | |
| Articulation | Y | Y | Y |
Painting gives us the opportunity to gain a quick entree into the complex and grand world of western culture!
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