“Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct.” Claude Monet
Summary of Impressionism
Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting. Developing in Paris in the 1860’s, its influence spread throughout Europe and eventurally the United States. Its originators were artists who rejected the official, government-santioned exhibitons and were consequently shunned by powerful academic art institutions. In turning away from the fine finish and detail to which most artists of their day aspired, the Impressionists aimed to capture the momentary, sensory effect of a scene – the impression objects made on the eye in a fleeting instant. To achieve this effect, many Impressionist artists moved from the studio to the streets and countryside, painting en plein air. The advent of paints in a tube and the availability of train travel gave artists the means and freedom to capture new and exciting scenes.
Many of my landscape and floral paintings have this feel although created in a little different way.
Here are some detail photos of the painting pictured above and also included is one of my recent YouTube Demonstration videos that show my process in developing “Whispered Thoughts”.
