Aqueduct at Quail Lake is physically her biggest painting. It is also one of the best-known artworks by her. The landscape has always been an inspiration for Rubin throughout her 35-year-long career on a steady path. Recently, she got interested in an areal view of nature, so her newest works include nature seen from the air. And when it comes to her city paintings, they are always well-balanced and composed with a sense of urban rhythm. Originally, she was inspired by the night paintings, so the quality of light and atmosphere is essential to her work. Quail Lake, as an artificial lake in Los Angeles County, is also a great inspiration for Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin, and so far, it has been a subject of her landscape paintings quite a lot.
Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin’s Aqueduct at Quail Lake (2012) instantly appealed to me as it reminded me of the composition I seem to have trouble moving away from. It has the elements I would like in my picture, a body of water and mountains, but on a more close-in view point. I would compare it to Vollatton’s beach scene, Rade de Ploumanach. As well as a similar composition, they are both painted with a beautiful clear light.
I see Vollatton as ahead of his time as he demonstrates a contemporary appearance to most of his work. But then, this was painted at a time of abstract development and a certain courage with colour. Vollatton painted this several years after the Fauves had made their mark with their bold, exaggerated colour palettes. At this stage I wonder if comparing contemporary and past artists is as clear-cut a process as I assume. It is a shame I can’t do the History of Western Art module next (already completed the Creative Arts module as I was on a different pathway), I would love to have taken that!
Campbell’s work to me is very classic of Lorain, Turner or Constable with the realism, delicate light and nature of the trees. They both have a balanced composition and a focal point of a man-made structure and both aim to capture a moment in time as it is.
The artwork called Nature of Time by the artist Darlene Campbell is a piece of pure realism. There would be no much difference between this painting and the photograph of the same spot on Earth if you wanted to make a comparison. When you look at this art piece for the first time, you might not see its true value at a first glance, but its calming effect would really fascinate you, that’s for sure. Campbell wanted to bring this particular place to the viewer exactly as it is. The same goes for her other artworks. This New York-born and a California-based artist is creating landscape paintings exactly as she sees her surroundings so that the viewers get the same feeling when they look at her art as she had while creating it.
Claude Lorrain – View of La Crescenza (1648-50)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435909Jack Stuppin – Oak and Hills, (2008)
This instantly reminds me of the art of Thangka with its vivid, solid colours and the shapes of the natural features in the world. They are placed like most Thangkas in a vast never-ending landscape.
Ron Lawson – Traigh Mhor (2015)
http://www.strathearn-gallery.com/artists/413/9104/ron-lawson-traigh-mhor-barra
In 2010, after 34 years, Ron left his career to concentrate his time fully on painting. His remarkable, contemporary Scottish landscapes appeal to an international audience, and are included in private collections worldwide. Ron exhibits regularly in Scotland, London and New York.With a passion for dramatic and sparsely populated locations, Ron has spent many years exploring and capturing the wild remoteness and majesty of the Outer Hebrides and Scottish Highlands.
I thoroughly enjoy travelling all over the Highlands and Islands to capture the amazing landscapes that inspire my work. Whilst each place has its own unique quality, the opportunity to spend several days on St Kilda was truly wonderful. There is so much to see it is impossible to capture everything in one visit, so I enjoy returning regularly. I believe that in order to paint the subject I need to see and experience the places myself, and there are countless places I have yet to discover.
(http://www.strathearn-gallery.com/artists/413/biography/ron-lawson)
Edward Hopper, Corn Hill (Truro, Cape Cod), (1930)
https://myweb.rollins.edu/jsiry/Amer-Landsc-Artists.htmlBoth Hopper and Lawson play with the light in their landscapes; their stark tonal contrasts are beautiful and evocative. They both create a sense of solitude, peace and balance in their work.
Tea and Doodles 