Day Thirty Nine: Landscape by Unknown
Hello and welcome to day 39 of 100 days of Tonalism.
Today's study is of 'Landscape' by Unknown.
Sorry I've no clue who the artist is for today's study. However I really liked the painting so I included it. You'll note a lack of narration on today's video. Again I apologize but there is a nice song on there from my second album "All is One".
I've recently had some feedback that I may seem to be anti Modern Art. The truth is I'm not, I'm just anti bullshirt art. Modern art is actually not really even related to the chain of classic art descending down from the great Masters.
Here is a great quote from the book Alla Prima Everything I know about painting by Richard Schmid: which eloquently expresses a sentiment that I agree with.
"The 'isms' that followed - Post-impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction, Dadaism, Surrealism, Pop art, Op art, etc, - were completely unrelated to the developments in art up to and including early Impressionism. During the later decades of the 19th century, various artists took a ninety degree turn away from the then ongoing direction of painting.
The result of their efforts is what we call Modern Art, a new type of human activity entirely different in both character and purpose from anything preceding it. It is linked only by the the fact that in the beginning, and at various times afterward, 'Modern' artists employed the same materials as 'Classical' painters.
The history and thought which underlies Modern art is complicated and deeply involved in the political, philosophical and psychological upheaval of the past 100 years or so. Contrary to contemporary art doctrine, however, modern non-representational art is not an evolutionary extension of classical painting any more than random computer music is an outgrowth of traditional violin techniques."
Cheers,
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Landscape' by unknown. As I stated above I do not know who the artist for this painting is, however, I was attracted by the composition and colours and decided to include it in this series.]
I am happy with the way painting turned out and I feel that I learned a lot in the execution of this study.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| Painted after - Landscape by Unknown, Study by M Francis McCarthy - Size 5x7, Oil on wood panel |
Today's study is of 'Landscape' by Unknown.
Sorry I've no clue who the artist is for today's study. However I really liked the painting so I included it. You'll note a lack of narration on today's video. Again I apologize but there is a nice song on there from my second album "All is One".
I've recently had some feedback that I may seem to be anti Modern Art. The truth is I'm not, I'm just anti bullshirt art. Modern art is actually not really even related to the chain of classic art descending down from the great Masters.
Here is a great quote from the book Alla Prima Everything I know about painting by Richard Schmid: which eloquently expresses a sentiment that I agree with.
"The 'isms' that followed - Post-impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction, Dadaism, Surrealism, Pop art, Op art, etc, - were completely unrelated to the developments in art up to and including early Impressionism. During the later decades of the 19th century, various artists took a ninety degree turn away from the then ongoing direction of painting.
The result of their efforts is what we call Modern Art, a new type of human activity entirely different in both character and purpose from anything preceding it. It is linked only by the the fact that in the beginning, and at various times afterward, 'Modern' artists employed the same materials as 'Classical' painters.
The history and thought which underlies Modern art is complicated and deeply involved in the political, philosophical and psychological upheaval of the past 100 years or so. Contrary to contemporary art doctrine, however, modern non-representational art is not an evolutionary extension of classical painting any more than random computer music is an outgrowth of traditional violin techniques."
Cheers,
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Landscape' by unknown. As I stated above I do not know who the artist for this painting is, however, I was attracted by the composition and colours and decided to include it in this series.]
I am happy with the way painting turned out and I feel that I learned a lot in the execution of this study.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| Original painting, Landscape by Unknown |