Landscape Paintings
Black, White and Grey Landscape Tones and Values
Things to think about, look for and use: Start with simple forms and shapes - trees, bushes, clouds, etc. Tones: dark, light and in- between shades. Composition: observe how objects are arranged
The Jack Pine Tom Thomson 1916
Snowfall from the Painting House David Milne 1920
Apfelbaume Gerhard Richter 1987
Peter Doig - White Creep, 1995
Limited Palette Landscape Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Light, Black & White
Things to think about, look for and use: Colour mixing: mix a lot, vary greens, use underpainting, and try not to use paint straight out of tube. Texture: use large brush strokes first and smaller ones later. Use palette knives, rags and other tools to make varied textures.
The Turning Road Andre Derain 1906
Waterlilies and Japanese bridge Claude-Oscar Monet 1889
Japanese footbridge Claude-Oscar Monet 1919
YellowWall Jane Freilicher 1989
seven James Ridyard 2009
Melissa Doherty 2008
Monica Tap Grand River 2006
Kim Dorland Woods 2007
Landscape with Context
Types of Context in Landscape: 1. Grandeur, expansiveness, the Sublime. 2. Humour, fun 3. Fear, foreboding, danger 4. Technology contrasted with Nature 5. Satire, surrealism 6. Personal experience 7. Landscape becoming abstract
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Thomas Gainsborough 1749
Monk by the Sea Caspar David Friedrich 1809
Sunrise with Sea Monsters Joseph Mallord William Turner 1845
Jack Chambers Towards London painting, l968-69
Gas Edward Hopper 1940
Rick Leong Heart of Darkness
Le Bonheur de Vivre Henri Matisse 1906
Old Man's Boat and the Old Man's Dog Eric Fischl 1980
Country Rock Peter Doig 1998
Artist and model Kent Monkman 2003
Karen Kilimnik - Candles Burning, l996
Karen Kilimnik -
Karen Kilimnik - Sheep dogs at my farm
Karen Kilimnik - The Perch
Monica Tap One Second Hudson 2007
Kim Dorland Her Favourite Place 2007