I took this exercise as a chance to group together everything I have learned about composition in landscape and try to come up with a view that ticks as many boxes as possiable. Starting off by looking back over the past two exercises, 'sketchbook walk' and '360 degree studies I looked close at the views …
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My main aim with this topic is to investigate the different styles and techniques artists throughout the ages used to depict the land around them, often giving a great insight into how they felt, and how they expressed their feelings for their surroundings through their art. I decided to look at, and compare styles between: …
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The view of the beach from Anglesey bridge on and nice clear day is amazing, so when asked to do a 360 degree study of an expanse, I thought straight away of this. The brief was to face a direction, spend 15 minuets sketching the view, turn 90 degrees, another 15 minuets, and so on …
A sketch book walk to and interesting route that you are familiar with. Nearing the end of autumn, with the leaves still on the tree and at their most intense golden colours I had to make it down to a nearby gardens called Fletcher Moss. These small botanical gardens are set on a steep bank …
To me I'm in Turner's court when he quoted (1) "come here - come here! Look at this thunderstorm! Isn't it grand? - Isn't it wonderful? - Isn't it sublime?. .There, Hawkey; in two years you will see this again, and call it 'Hannibal Crossing the Alps'." There is something sublime about the sky and …
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Whilst researching clouds and looking into the different formations, colours and the like I came across an American artist called Vija Celmins. She struck me as having an interesting background being born a year before the start of the Second World War I think this had a profound influence on her art work. Going through …
For this research I decided to do a direct comparison of four radically different landscape artists who treated the subject completely different from one another, but strangely, seemed to use similar themes to create the desired atmosphere they were intending, mainly: SizeTexturesColourmaterials The artists I chose were: J.M.W TurnerPaul NashRichard LongTacita Dean Each artist I …
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For this study I chose a bit of a different angle on things. Trees are interesting to look at, but what I found is they take on a completely different form when looking up underneath them. Perspectives are distorted, anamorphic shapes take place where straight, up right trees should be, and the whole sensory experience …
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After looking at how to depict the shape, foliage and essence of a tree I was happy to concentrate closer towards the actual detail of a single tree. The bark of a tree fascinates me, the twisting, apparent randomness, but strangely uniform details of different barks and trunks can really give a tree its character. …
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To start this project off I decided to write down a trail of thoughts stemming from the question, 'what do trees mean to me?'. From growth, life, persistence, to more symbolic meanings like truth, stability, virtue, protection, I found it easier to get more of a feeling for the subject matter and to focus on …
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