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Scottish Highlands and Islands on canvas: 2, visiting artists

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Visits to Scotland became popular among artists in the nineteenth century. Here are wonderful paintings by AW Hunt, Gustave Doré, Rosa Bonheur, Hans Gude, and others.

September 24, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Coast: On a clear day – from the cliff, Friedrich to Gude

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There’s two ways to paint a coastal cliff: from the beach, or on the top. Surprisingly few landscape painters have opted for the latter. Here are some examples.

August 24, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Figures in a Landscape: 13 Conclusions and contents

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Are they part of a narrative, or staffage? Do they provide scale, or enhance the effect? Are the figures part of the landscape, or even the landscape itself?

August 3, 2017 General, Painting

Figures in a Landscape: 11 A helping brush

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When a landscape artist finds it hard to paint figures well, there is one good solution: work with a figurative painter. The results can be spectacular.

July 19, 2017 General, Painting

Edvard Munch: A life in paintings 1884-1892

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First article outlining Munch’s life and work. His early works shocked critics in Norway, and in Berlin brought an exhibition to a premature end.

April 17, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 3 – 1911-19

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After a visit to Berlin, his colours became more strident, and his brushstrokes looser. He also made many woodcuts, which influenced and informed his paintings.

March 9, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 2 – 1906-10

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With early success, he painted the rich colours of summer in western Norway, and some magical scenes of foxgloves and Midsummer Eve.

March 6, 2017 General, Painting

Nikolai Astrup: Dark Sunlight 1 – to 1905

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Natural Norway in the early 20th century, with its courting couple in a cowshed, watermills, dramatic fjords, and rugged hills.

March 1, 2017 General, Painting

Highlights of the painting articles of 2016

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A look back at some of the series and some surprises which you might have missed over the last year.

December 31, 2016 General, Life, Painting

Deep and crisp and even: some seasonal snow on canvas

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Celebrate the Christmas holiday with a review of many wonderful paintings of snow scenes.

December 24, 2016 General, Life, Painting

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