Impressionism

When I see many modern artists mimic Impressionism they just do broad strokes of bright color across the canvas. What I still marvel at with Monet and others is how many colors they use all in short brush impasto strokes. It was the first time artificial paints were available allowing painting en plaine air. To our delight they used as many tubes as they could..

On the other hand, the brilliance of Van Goth van be seen in this small painting. Look at the lower bottom left side and you will see the brown “ground” showing through. When you look at the close up you can see that the wheels, the horse and other elements use the ground both as a color and as a flat texture.Read more