Tonalist landscape paintings

I found this great slide show of John Francis Murphy's work on youtube. I did not make this video but thought some people might enjoy it. I know I did, enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nelQsm7AN5Q

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Like other painters of the Hudson River School, Inness began his career painting with a tight, literal approach, but by the 1860s, he had adopted a looser, more passionate style of brushwork. In

Tonalist painters often place the importance of mood above all else.

There is still time to sign up for the workshop in Jaffrey New Hampshire, I have a good sized class, but I would be willing to take one or two more. If you want to come, the information is in the side bar. If you are signed up, and need informatioon on lodging, there are links here. There is a materials list here. Bruce Crane 1857-1937 was an architectural draftsman who painted first as a hobby and then more seriously. He became a student of Alexander Wyant, a Hudson River School painter…

by Doug SwintonThe most common problem in landscape painting has to do with the sky. For example, when a painting seems dark, dreary or drab, the problem is usually in the sky. In the hundreds of critiques I have done over the years, one common factor repeats itself - The value of the sky is too dark, generally causing the rest of your the values to drop down, causing an overall sombre feeling to the work... This article is about a few important things to keep in mind in order to get better…

Late Fall, Minnesota - Ben Bauer