THE FAMOUS LANDSCAPE ARTISTS WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME THE MOST

Being an Artist is hard work but rewarding. It has certainly made me evaluate my life and the values I hold dear. This in turn is reflected in my art. Although my art can be seen as quite controlled, as a person I am not. I would describe myself as a person who has a strong free will. As I am evolving as a person, I feel as though the layers in my art are in turn doing the same thing.... It's an odd but satisfying feeling.

The famous landscape Artists below have stayed with me through this journey I am on, right from the very beginnings. I constantly find different inspiration and avenues from all of them. They all offer different approaches to life and what it means to be human.

My top 5 famous landscape Artists I turn to for inspiration:

5. Geogia O'Keeffe

   1887 - 1986

   
   

   A modernist painter who worked with a variety of mediums from watercolour, pastels, and charcoals. Her work would constantly push boundaries in the art world, as a woman also it had its challenges.

   
   

   Three essential elements to her art which are: line, colour, and composition.

   
   

   My favourite works of hers are the ones based on florals. The way she combines colours and tones to create organic shapes is something I try to adapt in my work.

   

   Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow, 1923 by Georgia O'Keeffe Copyright: georgiaokeeffe.net

   
   

   I also love the connotations associated with her works of art. I would love to incorporate this somehow within my art work in the future, this is something I could explore and experiment with.

   
   

   4. Paul Cezanne

   1839 - 1906

   
   

   Paul influenced avant-garde movents and was involved in Impressionism and Cubism in the 19th and 20th centuries. His work is deeply important with how art has evolved through the years. I studied Cezanne during my Art school days, in particular when I was studying still life art. From 'The Basket of Apples' 1895, to 'The Vase of Tulips' 1890. Woking primarly with oil on canvas.

   
   

   Interplay of colour and light in Cezannes work is the important factor that inspires me as an artist, along with composition.

   
   

Le Mont Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves by Paul Cezanne Copyright: Eve's Art

The rough paint appication techiques add a sense of vulnerability and movement within the pice. The bright, bold colours set the tone.

3. Claude Monet

   1840 - 1926

   
   

   Monet is famous for the style presented in Impressionism which he is the founder and leading figure in this movement. I find all his works rather soft and romantic to disappear into.

   
   

   

   The Water-Lily Pond, 1899 By Claude Monet Copyright: The National Gallery

   'For Monet, gardens offered a refuge from the modern urban and industrial world, although he and his fellow garden enthusiasts benefited from modern advances in botanical science that were creating new hybrid flowers in a wide choice of shapes and colours that could be produced on an almost industrial scale.' The National Gallery

   
   

   As an artist, I enjoy finding inspiration from a variety of areas that I can create, even if this is in a garden. Layering in the art work above is a technqiue I like to experiment within my work which can be seen in my acrylic paintings. The bennets water garden something that is inspired by this location. To achieve a soft and inviting landscape, like the master Monet himself.

   
   

   2. Pablo Ruiz Picasso

   1881 - 1973

   
   

   We start to go abit funky now... yes I absolutely love abstract, colourful, bonkers art!

   
   

   The work by Pablo Picasso for Cubist landscapes are just fabulous, weird, wonderful and enchanting. There is so much to look at with the intricate detail posessed in each of his works. This is again something I look into as I create, adapt and conquer a study.

   
   

   The colours, and patterns are what determines the composition, shape and dynamics within each of his paintings.

   
   

   

   Mediterranean Landscape, 1953 by Pablo Picasso               Copyright: Pablo Picasso.org

   
   

   I have studied this style, in some of my experimental mixed media art works, let me know what you think!

   
   

1. Vincent Van Gogh

   1853 - 1890

   
   

   Finally, my number one inspiration for my art, can you see why?

   There are a few pieces that I absolutely love, including 'Sunflowers', 1889 and 'Starry Night'. I had the amazing experience of being able to visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, as well as seeing a few of his pieces on display in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edingburgh.

   
   

   

                       Irises, 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh         Copyright: Vincent Van Gogh.org

   I, however, really enjoy 'Irises' 1889, which depicts a vibrant bouquet of flowers with high constassting colours and hues, partnered with the lovely brush strokes. This is a strong piece resembling the struggle with mental health and the delicacy of art.

   
   

   The strokes Van Gogh adapts, is a technique I have adopted through out all my art works. An an artist, this is how I express myself along with my mental health. The corrolation between the great outdoors and health benefits is also important in my art works.

   
   

   

   'Abstract Dorset Fields' Watercolour Painting By Jade Edge

   
   

Who are your go to Artists for inspiration?

There you have it, my run down of all the famous landscape artists I go to for inspiration or admiration!

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Love you lots!

Keep safe,

Jade

oxoxo