Kings And Pioneers: naturalists

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

this amazing artwork by Askeli Gallen-Kallela, all done around the end of the 19th century, are unlike anything I've seen as a body of work. And I'm always thrilled to discover a new artist who was not covered in any of many art history classes. While it is a current exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay that brought him under my radar, I have not yet gone to see the pieces in person.

The settings, the subject matter, the compositions, all are unique and show a distinctive way the artist saw the world. It is the part of art that cannot be taught, but is instinctive. I am grateful for a new source of inspiration in mood, color, and atmosphere. I hope you enjoy.

Winslow Homer

In The Spirit of American Naturalism: Winslow Homer

After The Hurricane, 1899

The Water Fan, 1898

Sailing The Catboat, 1875

Feeling the difference in the chill of the water from the paintings from the north, and the warmth of the paintings from the tropics, and the darkness of the sea after a storm.
It is like different shades of gray, that react to the colors around it in a way that transforms it. Warm or cool gray, heather or matte...

John James Audubon

the book Birds of North America is one of his life's achievements. And throughout his ornithological career documenting known and unknown species, he aimed to capture them in their natural environments. I love depictions of animals whose purpose is to serve science just as much as they are artistic contributions. What I love about JJ Audubon's is the attitude he injects into the subjects. More like characters personified than wild animals. Also the dreamy water color landscape backdrops.