Panoramic Landscapes
Landscapes
= a painting, drawing or photograph that
depicts outdoor scenery.
What are some
different types of
landscapes you have
seen before?
3 parts to any Landscape:
• Foreground
The part closest to the
viewer
• Middle ground
The part between the
foreground and
background
• Background
The part furthest
away
Can you find the 3 parts of the landscape in this painting?
Horizon Line
= place where earth and sky meet
Perspective:
= the illusion of depth on a flat surface
A “drawing trick” to help you show depth on a 2-D surface. Use
these “rules” to make your drawings and paintings of still-life
and landscapes more realistic.
• Ways that artists show
perspective:
–Overlapping (closer objects will be
in front of things behind)
–Placement (closer to horizon line)
–Size (farther away = smaller)
–Color (farther away = duller)
Overlapping
closer objects are in
front of things farther
away
Placement
The farther away, the
closer to horizon line
Size farther away = smaller
Color
farther away = duller, less
intense
Examples of objects to include in a landscape:
• trees, forest, bushes, flowers, rocks,
mountains, roads/paths, bridge,
pond, river, stream, animals, garden,
lily pad, cactus… try NOT to include
man-made objects!
More things to consider…
Place:
• Desert, Mountains, River,
Ocean, Lake, Field
Weather/Climate:
• Rain, sunny, cloudy, hot,
wet, dry…
• Season: winter, spring,
summer, fall…
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Time of day:
Sunrise
Sunset
Mid-day
Night-time
panoramic
• An unbroken view
of an entire
surrounding area.
Hudson River School
• 1855-1875.
• Art movement by a
group of landscape
painters who showed
America in a romantic
way; idealized view
 Late 19th century. 1870’s1890’s
Impressionism
 PARIS was where it started,
the center of the art world,
then it spread to other
parts of EUROPE
 Impressionist painters were
considered radical in their
time because they broke
many of picture-making
rules set by earlier
generations.
 They found many of their
subjects in life around them
rather than in history
* Their goal was to create an impression
of their subject; quick glimpse
What do these have in common???
• Most people see
Impressionism as beautiful,
sunlit paintings of the French
countryside and gorgeous
gardens. But in 1874 when
they first exhibited their work,
they were considered shocking
and outrageous.
• “What do we see in the work of these men? Nothing but
defiance, almost an insult to the tastes and intelligence of
the public.” 1874
• “There is little doubt that Impressionist landscape
paintings are the most appreciated works of art ever
produced.” 1984
Impressionism
 Here's a list that might help to
remember the issues important to
most Impressionists:
E
L
B
O
W
Everyday life
Light and Color
Brushstrokes
Outdoor settings
Weather and
atmosphere
Next we’ll see examples of
this…
Impressionism
 Everyday Life
 The impressionists tried
to paint what they saw at
a given moment.
 Rather than painting
historical, religious, or
mythological subjects, the
Impressionists chose to
paint everyday scenes
from the world they
knew.
Impressionism
 Light and Color
 The Impressionists used
vibrant, light colors,
sometimes mixed directly
on the canvas. This
technique and application
was much different than the
darker colors used earlier in
traditional art.
Impressionism
 Brushstrokes: are visible
 Fascinated with capturing movement, Impressionists applied
their paint with quick, brushstrokes.
Impressionism
 Outdoor setting:
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The Impressionists valued
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nature as a subject for their
paintings. Unlike academic
artists, they painted real life
landscapes as they saw
them.
They often painted
outdoors, rather than in a
studio, so they could observe
nature more directly.
BECAUSE train travel became
easy to do landscape
painting. Also portable
easels, folding chairs, and
easy tube paints were
invented.
Impressionism
 Weather &
Atmosphere
The Time of day,
Atmosphere,
and Season can be
seen
in their paintings.
Impressionism
Claude Monet
 “IMPRESSION,
SUNRISE”,1872 gave the
name to the entire
Impressionist movement.
 As an insult these were
called “impressions”
instead of paintings by
critics.
 Although the work of the
Impressionist painters
appears very
spontaneous, they
carefully and
scientifically planned
their work.
Impressionism: Capturing Light and Color
Claude Monet
Rouen Cathedral
Monet’s Studies of Light and Color
Monet bridged the span
between realism and
contemporary abstraction.
Part of a series of around
30 paintings.
The more he worked
outdoors the more he
realized that colors were
constantly changing with
the moving of the sun,
clouds, and haze.These
paintings show how colors
change with the light.
So he decided to paint the
same subject at different
times of the day, year, and
light. There are more than
30 canvases.
Rouen Cathedral Series link
Monet’s House: Giverny, France
Monet’s Japanese Gardens
photos
paintings
Examples of pastel landscapes:
More Examples:
And More Examples:
How you will be graded:
• Composition: foreground, middle
ground and background
• Use of perspective techniques:
overlap, size, placement, focus,
brightness
• Mastery of chalk pastel: blending,
values, and textures
Review: where’s the foreground, middle ground,
background, horizon line ??