Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Finding The Right Contemporary Impressionist Artist

By Susan Morris


Unlike realism, impressionism is all about capturing the impression that the painter gets when looking at the scene that he or she is painting. This means things like light and wind and the way they move are focused on, and many other energy exchanges. A contemporary impressionist artist focuses on how their mind interprets the scene to make a painting that can touch the viewer most deeply.

This is a style that first emerged in France late in the 19th century. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Edouard Manet were a few of the well-known contributors and founders of this way of painting, and their work can still be seen today. These pieces serve as great examples and starting places in looking for a more modern impressionism piece.

While some paintings are extremely realistic, that sometimes does not make them look the most natural. When looking at any kind of a scene, be it urban or rural, the eyes and the mind work together to send signals and break down a picture that has a mindboggling number of features to it. The way that impressionism recreates this is by emphasizing the features of light and atmospheric change that are often naturally emphasized to the human eye.

It used to be true that only very rich people could afford to shop for artwork. Now anyone has the opportunity to look over a broad selection of paintings quite easily. By researching a trusted artist and curator, it's easy to shop for art online.

Some artists tend to focus on rural landscapes such as countrysides, while others are more partial to painting urban city scenes. This can have a lot to do with the particular painter's background including both his or her interests or where she or he grew up. If commissioning a new work of art, it is a good idea to learn about the artist's background to know if this is the right person for the job.

Working on location serves a big advantage for anyone painting in the style of impressionism. This is because of the nature of the style itself, being focused on the painter's impression itself of the scene. While there is plenty of work that can be done from the quiet of a studio, in order to capture all of the light and wind movement, sometimes painting from a picture alone is not enough.

The brushstrokes that are used in this style are almost always loose and not very precise. This expressive way of painting allows the scene to be represented the way it actually looks when a person views it in nature. Sometimes this can cause some ambiguities in the painting and cause someone viewing it to mistake the scene for something else, and that is all part of the style of impressionism.

When looking through the many different artists, there are many credentials one can look at. Some artists are active members of different artists' organizations, and some even hold leadership positions. Generally, however, the most important thing to the buyer is whether he or she likes the art that the painter produces.




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