Hudson River School

Artists of the Hudson River School Influence on my Artwork’s Style and Concept. The Artists of the Hudson River School have influenced my motives behind my artwork and the style of my paintings. These artists namely being Frederic Edwin Church and Thomas Cole and their landscape paintings – Thomas Cole’s concept of man vs nature and blurred brushstrokes which create clarity and Frederic Church’s subject matter of landscapes as well as his use of dark hues to add depth in the painting. I looked at

Hudson River School From sea to shining sea, in an upcoming era that will change the course of the Americas. The Hudson River School sparked an interest in the natural emotions of artist, as they covered the transcendentalist views to the awakenings of romanticism. When people think of romanticism, they often imagine Cupid with his bow and arrow striking two soul mates into eternal love. However, many have been misled in this depiction of romanticism. A movement from contemporary art known as “romanticism”

The Hudson River School The Hudson River school represents the first native genre of distinctly American art. The school began to produce art works in the early 1820s; comprised of a group of loosely organized painters who took as their subject the unique naturalness of the undeveloped American continent, starting with the Hudson River region in New York, but eventually extending through space and time all the way to California and the 1870s. During the period, that the school’s

composers. To represent The Hudson River School I used the song Ordinary Miracle (Charlotte’s Web, 1980). I used this song because the song describes environment as beautiful and perfect just like the painting from The Hudson River School. In the dance I tried to be very graceful and as perfect as possible by not making my movement choppy to represent how there were no harsh lines or obvious imperfections in the paintings from The Hudson River School. The Hudson River School paintings were like this

Romanticism in the Hudson River School of Painting This group was formed by American landscape painters who were present from 1825 to 1880. Their work constituted of interest in realistic illustration of nature and a fascination to celebrate precisely the American scenery. Until its emergence, most artists seemed more interested in making portraits than painting murals. Those who did landscapes generally always turned to Europe for guidance on subject matter and skills. Subjects similar to the

was an American artist and member of the Hudson River School. He was one of the first of the Hudson River Artist’s to paint beyond New York and see the unexplored west. Bierstadt’s paintings focused more upon the sublime in nature. His painting titled “Indian Summer Hudson River” was completed in 1861. It is oil on canvas painting, which measures twenty-four inches in height by forty-one inches wide. One looks out across a secluded section of the Hudson River. It is late afternoon, and the sun is beginning

foremost it is important to recognize that he was an American painter. Around 1857, when he was 36, Heade became interested in landscape painting and afterwards, moved to New York City and took a studio in a building that housed many of the famous Hudson River School

During the 19th century, the en plein-air paintings were introduced to many artists. Since that，natural light became particular important to the Hudson River School. Also, art and literature were constantly entwined, such as American Romanticism. Significant individuals became familiar with one another’s work, resulting in inspiration that led to creative works that pay homage to another artists’ work. For instance, Asher Brown Durand’s Landscape-Scene From “Thanatopsis” was inspired by the romantic

have to be smart. Gandhi and church were exactly like that. Gandhi changed the way war went on just giving speeches and protesting he walked over 200 miles for his protest, church changes everything through his drawing abilities he drew The Hudson River School. Gandhi had to deal with a lot of things in his lifetime. He was born in October 2, 1869. He studied law in London but in 1893 moved to South Africa, where he spent 20 years opposing discriminatory legislation against Indians. He had lots

they have here in Mechanicville is something called the "duck derby." Many residents of Mechanicville gather down at the docks, behind the police station and race rubber ducks down the Hudson River and the ones that finish first get some sort of prize. A few years ago at one of the duck derby's a local high school teacher ended up creating a flash mob with a bunch of her students, something that no one was expecting to happen. At the duck derby there is also food, and music and usually a lot of people