Day Twenty Five: Ipswich Marshes by Arthur Wesley Dow
Hello and welcome to day 25 of 100 days of Tonalism.
Today's study is 'Ipswich Marshes' by Arthur Wesley Dow.
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| Painted after - Ipswich Marshes by Arthur Wesley Dow , Study by M Francis McCarthy - Size 5x7, Oil on wood panel |
Today's study is 'Ipswich Marshes' by Arthur Wesley Dow.
Yay,Twenty five days and Twenty five posts! Wish I could say it's been easy but...anyway on to Arthur Wesley Dow. He was a famous teacher of art and also a painter. I've read some biographical stuff about him on today's video so, check it out.
He wrote a book on composition you can get for free here. It's also available on Amazon. I've not read it but I aim to as it's nearly 100 years old and still available.
Back to my personal iteration of the distinctions that make a painting Tonalist in nature. Today I'd like to talk about the time of day that is portrayed in a landscape painting. Twilight, overcast or early morning scenes dominate in Tonalism. Conversely, Impressionism generally favors bright daylight and is purposed primarily with capturing the myriad light effects of nature.
Often Tonalist painters do nocturnes as well. Whistler was famous for his and they inspired a generation of artists to pursue more harmony and design in their own work.
Twilight is often referred to as the "golden hour", this is because the sun's light is hitting the Earth at a softer more oblique angle than midday. This is by nature, a more emotional, evocative time, a magical time that creates a poetic atmosphere. I really like painting these quiet hours of the day. mostly because I enjoy doing colorful skies.
Cheers,
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Ipswich Marshes' by Arthur Wesley Dow. Definately not the kind of scene I usually paint and that was one of the main reasons I chose it. It was fun to do a painting with no trees at all for a change.
The study is really all about the subtle shifts off color in the fore ground and middleground grasses. I feel that I got some good insight into how subjects like this could be painted by me in the future.
To see more of my work, visit my site here.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Ipswich Marshes' by Arthur Wesley Dow. Definately not the kind of scene I usually paint and that was one of the main reasons I chose it. It was fun to do a painting with no trees at all for a change.
The study is really all about the subtle shifts off color in the fore ground and middleground grasses. I feel that I got some good insight into how subjects like this could be painted by me in the future.
To see more of my work, visit my site here.
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| Original painting, Ipswich Marshes by Arthur Wesley Dow |