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Audience of One, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
waves slowly roll in, and to be the only human in sight. The reality of Dina Gardner's individual
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Renewal, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
emits from this contemporary pastel painting by artist Dina Gardner. The modern impressionist work
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 8 in D 0.125 in
Viewing Spot, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
seascape by artist Dina Gardner includes an exquisite teal and cyan water juxtaposed against an orange and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.125 in
Into The Great Wide Open, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Landscape
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
) Pastel on Paper
Hand-signed by the artist.
This peaceful nature scene by artist Dina Gardner features an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Italian Sunshine, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
square pastel work by artist Dina Gardner. The piece is similar to Wheat Fields with a Reaper by Vincent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Dream Catchers, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Dina Gardner. This piece features a series of trees loosely depicted in shades of green, purple, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Sunnies No. 1, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Dina Gardner provides a dynamic take on sunflowers. Rather than sitting on a table in a vase, this work
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Ocean's Jewels, Framed Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Paper
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
impressionist study of the ocean's waters, artist Dina Gardner has depicted the white foam of the waves' crests
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 15.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Free Fallin, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
. But in the case of this landscape painting by artist Dina Gardner, the emphasis on the trees speaks to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Above The Fray, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Seascape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
on Paper
Hand-signed by the artist.
This impressionist pastel drawing by artist Dina Gardner zooms
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
True North, Framed Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
and calming scene depicted in pastel by artist Dina Gardner.
Artist Commentary:
I could literally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Only A River's (Gonna Make Things Right), Original Signed Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
, Dina Gardner's interpretation of the light in this gesturally painted artwork gives an energy and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Blue Bowl with Lemons - Impressionist Pastel Still Life Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
objects and light and shadow illusion. I loved working on this piece!"
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Awakenings - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
was breathtaking and I knew I had to paint it"
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Windswept - Impressionist Wave Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
wave, no matter how subtle."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Time Traveler - Impressionist Pastel Wave Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters, musicians
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Island Girls - Impressionist Flower Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
local colors. I especially love the pop of pink under the turquoise sky."
About the Artist:
Dina
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
The Feature Presentation - Impressionist Sunset Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
as a stand alone piece on a big wall."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 20 in W 40 in D 1 in
Hot Flash - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
if that means a few hot flashes)."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
The Evening Chorus - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Diptych Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
, wispier feel."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 16 in W 10 in D 1 in
Postcard from the Shore - Impressionist Pastel Wave Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
. I tucked it away and recently revisited it with a fresh set of eyes."
About the Artist:
Dina
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Beginnings of a Bluebird Day - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
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About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
Chasing Time - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
piece."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Live Wire - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
values of the ocean."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Entre Nous - Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
changes to another is all part of the painting process."
About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Savoir Vivre - Impressionist Wave Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
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About the Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Through The Woods, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Pastel Landscape
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
eye candy with the flowers and grasses.
About The Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Saving Grace, Original Contemporary Impressionist Pastel Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters, musicians
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Sunday Drive, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
this more often?
Hand painted, one of a kind, original, signed pastel painting.
About the Artist:
Dina
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Sweet Seasons, Original Signed Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
:
Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters, musicians, writers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Crash Course, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Crash Course, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
8" x 8" (HxW) Pastel on Paper
Hand-signed by the artist.
This modern impressionist seascape features a square co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Cottonwood Country, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Cottonwood Country, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting
10" x 10" Pastel on Board
A vibrant color palette spans this work's composition: a periwinkle river runs below the brig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
A River's Gonna Rise, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
A River's Gonna Rise, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting
10" x 10" Pastel on Board
This natural landscape boasts bold colors from the purple and red mountains, the bright blu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Weekend Warrior, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Weekend Warrior, Original Impressionist Seascape Painting, 2021
9" x 12" (HxW) Pastel on Board
The ocean water's blues and greens are bright in this seascape of waves dancing along ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
For Gracious Skies, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
For Gracious Skies, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting
9" x 12" (HxW) Pastel on Board
With a sliver of desert land gracing the bottom of the composition, this work certainly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Maine Memories, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Impressionist Seascape Painting
8" x 10" (HxW) Pastel on Board
12" x 14" (HxW) Overall dimensions in frame
The Maine shoreline gets splashed with sea spray as the ocean wav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Pastel
Walking On Sunshine, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Walking On Sunshine, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2021
8" x 10" (HxW) Pastel on Board
This landscape emits a warmth, both from the sun beaming down upon the grasses, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Incoming, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Incoming, Original Impressionist Painting, 2021
8" x 10" (HxW) Pastel on Board
A contemporary pastel work depicting the ocean's water crashing onto the sandy beach. The color palett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Wave in Abstract, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Impressionist Seascape Painting
8" x 8" Pastel on Board
This work captures a specific moment in time, as the ocean's water curls up into a wave, cresting before it crashes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
As Morning Awakes, Original Impressionist Skyscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Impressionist Skyscape Painting
8" x 8" Pastel on Board
An impressionist depiction of the sky, this work almost comes across as a soft abstraction. The colors are peaceful,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 8 in D 0.125 in
Tangled Up In Blue, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Impressionist Landscape Painting
8" x 10" (HxW) Pastel on Board
This estuary flows a glowing blue through the green grass of the meadow fields. The curvature of the waterwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Moondance, Original Pastel Landscape Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Pastel Landscape Painting on Board
12" x 9" (HxW)
This moody landscape painting features a set of tropical palm trees glowing under the moonlight of a deep blue desert sky....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Pastel
H 12 in W 9 in D 0.125 in
Sway, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Original Impressionist Landscape, 2021
10" x 10" Pastel Painting on Board
This original square pastel drawing brings the viewer into a tropical summer landscape. The composition hig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Fool's Gold, Original Pastel Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Fool's Gold, Original Pastel Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2021
8" x 8" (HxW)
Pastel Painting on Board
This square artwork features a glowing landscape with the yellow-orange sk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Pastel
H 8 in W 8 in D 0.125 in
Where Ocean Breezes Blow, Original Pastel Impressionist Seascape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Where Ocean Breezes Blow, Original Pastel Impressionist Seascape Painting, 2021
9" x 12" (HxW)
Pastel Painting on Board
This impressionist seascape features the ocean water crashing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Cloud Nine, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Cloud Nine, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
Impressionist style painting of the horizon looking out at the ocean and sky.
Artist Commentary:
**This painting wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 12 in W 24 in D 0.125 in
Chasing Ghosts, Original Sunset Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Chasing Ghosts, Original Sunset Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
Impressionist style painting of a romantic sunset. The clouds are bright orange reflecting the sunlight.
Artist Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 12 in W 24 in D 0.125 in
September Seas, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
September Seas, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
Sunlight reflects off of the waves crashing onto the beach.
Artist Commentary:
I’m mesmerized by waves of all sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.125 in
Twist and Shout 1, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Twist and Shout 1, Original Seascape Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
Artist Commentary:
Twist and Shout is my first painting of 2021! I love starting the year with a wave painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.125 in
Evening Clouds, Original Sky Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Evening Clouds, Original Sky Painting in Pastel on Board, 2021
The sunlight reflects on the clouds in the sky in this original impressionist style painting.
Artist Commentary:
The p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
H 8 in W 8 in D 0.125 in
Heavy Cloud But No Rain, Original Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
9" x 12" (HxW) Pastel Painting on Board
13" x 16" (HxW) Overall Framed Dimensions
Artist Commentary:
I saw the most magnificent white, billowy, puffy clouds today. I was driving and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Warm Water, Framed Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting on Paper
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Warm Water, Framed Original Contemporary Impressionist Seascape Painting
12" x 24" (HxW) Pastel on Paper
15.5" x 27.5" x 1" (HxWxD) Framed
Hand-signed by the artist.
A soft color pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
H 15.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Muted Morning, Original Landscape Painting, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Everyone loves a sunny morning but sometimes an overcast morning just feels right and that's how things felt on this particular morning. I knew the sun would even...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Ladies In Waiting, Original Still-Life Painting, 2020
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I have painted this scene many times and I could honestly paint it dozens more. Each time I paint it I find new ways to express what I see, be it from a color per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Eye Candy, Original Impressionist Seascape Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Eye Candy, Original Impressionist Seascape Painting, 2020
8" x 8" (HxW) Pastel on Paper
The sun sets over the shoreline creating a dazzling display of blues, purples, pinks, and ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Bare Naked Ladies, Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2020
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I am enamored by trees of all kinds. On my RV road trip this fall I fell in love all over again with birch trees, the first trees I ever ventured to paint when I ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Day Tripper, Impressionist Original Painting, 2020
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Here's what I learned the day I painted ""Day Tripper"" and that is that I should scope out the location for my plein air paintings before I lug all my equipment ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Savoring The Day
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
We’ve all had those days that we just didn’t want to end. This particular day began with several hikes followed by late afternoon at the beach and ending with a b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Moments of Repose, Original Landscape Painting, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I very rarely paint from a photo reference I didn't take but the photo my friend took of this scene really stuck with me and she gave me permission to paint it. S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Pretty In Pink, Framed Original Landscape Painting, 2021
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
8" x 8" (HxW) Pastel Painting on Board
12" x 12" (HxW) Overall Framed Dimensions
Artist Commentary:
When I begin a series, as I was doing when I created "Pretty In Pink," I often wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
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Dina Gardner has always been fascinated by how artists, whether they are painters, musicians, writers or anyone who uses their gifts of creativity, work through their creative process. She is constantly intrigued that the process is so uniquely different for every artist, regardless of their medium. Dina's process looks like this: It always starts with music, which serves to influence what happens on her canvas. At her easel, there is a lot of singing (slightly off key) and there are spontaneous dance parties (not bad for a white girl.) Her canvas is a gritty piece of paper, sometimes purchased, sometimes hand-made. With the music on, she uses a photo reference she has taken for inspiration and sketches her composition on her canvas. Sometimes, there isn't a photo reference at all but rather an idea in her head that she works from. She often starts with an underpainting, which is the first layer of a painting, using rubbing alcohol to set it permanently on her canvas. Dina's work represents the things she is most drawn to: oceans, water, skies, trees, marshes and meadows. She is an avid traveler and loves to paint a variety of subjects that catch her eye while traveling. She loves a big, bustling city and stunning architecture but she also loves being surrounded by anything that nature has to offer from a dilapidated barn, to the sun setting over the mountains or to any path that gets off the beaten path. As an artist, she is always chasing the light, finding the juxtaposition between light and shadow. Dina splits her time between Southern California, where she was born and raised, and Boston, her adoptive city of almost 35 years. Before becoming a full-time artist, Dina founded several recruiting firms, starting her first company when she was 25 years old. What she loved most about being a headhunter was actually getting the businesses off the ground. She loved the 'launching' stage, the blank canvas she was able to work with and the vision she was able to create as she then executed and put her stamp on each one. Standing at her easel gives her the opportunity to put these same skills to use every single time she creates a painting. In addition to her passion for her family, painting and traveling, her heart resides with the Pay It Forward Backpack Project, a grass-roots organization she founded in 2015. The Pay It Forward Backpack Project provides backpacks filled with winter essentials to Boston's homeless population. A percentage of proceeds from each sale of her art is donated to the Backpack Project in an effort to continue to pay it forward by helping the unhoused who often suffer from mental illness, drug and/or alcohol addiction. Dina's motto is 'Carpe Diem" and she does her best to make that happen each and every day.
A Close Look at impressionist Art
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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Finding the Right landscape-paintings for You
It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.
Whether you’re seeking works by the world’s most notable names or those authored by underground legends, find a vast collection of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.