Comments on: Frederic Edwin Church http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/09/frederic-edwin-church/ Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/09/frederic-edwin-church/#comment-83761 Charley Parker Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:45:52 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=218#comment-83761 I don't know from first hand experience, but you might check into this book on Church: http://www.amazon.com/Frederic-Church-John-K-Howat/dp/0300109881 I don’t know from first hand experience, but you might check into this book on Church:
http://www.amazon.com/Frederic-Church-John-K-Howat/dp/0300109881

]]> By: Stephan Randolph http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/09/frederic-edwin-church/#comment-83643 Stephan Randolph Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:08:25 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=218#comment-83643 From day 1 my enthusiasm for painting has been fueled by the works of Frederick Church, Thomas Cole and particularly Albert Bierstadt. I'm currently working to raise enough money to attend the Hudson River School which, from their website, leads me to believe that the techniques of the above artists are analysed and taught during the course. In the meantime I'm looking for articles, books or any information on their painting techniques that I might practice in preparation for further education. I have purchased the largest book on Albert Bierstadt but its comprehensive coverage of his life sadly doesn't include painting techniques. Can you advise me of any written material that would offer an insight to the painting techniques and palettes of the above artists? I look forward to your response at your earliest convenience. Thank you, Warmly, Stephan Randolph Gold Coast Australia From day 1 my enthusiasm for painting has been fueled by the works of Frederick Church, Thomas Cole and particularly Albert Bierstadt. I’m currently working to raise enough money to attend the Hudson River School which, from their website, leads me to believe that the techniques of the above artists are analysed and taught during the course.

In the meantime I’m looking for articles, books or any information on their painting techniques that I might practice in preparation for further education. I have purchased the largest book on Albert Bierstadt but its comprehensive coverage of his life sadly doesn’t include painting techniques.

Can you advise me of any written material that would offer an insight to the painting techniques and palettes of the above artists?

I look forward to your response at your earliest convenience.
Thank you,
Warmly,
Stephan Randolph
Gold Coast
Australia

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/09/frederic-edwin-church/#comment-627 Charley Parker Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:30:13 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=218#comment-627 You may be right, Jeff. It's an amazing image. I didn't realize it was in Detroit (I used to visit Sarnia, Ontario frequently, but I never made it to the DIA.) I chose the relatively sedate <em>South American Landscape</em> (top, left) because I've been able to see it near where I grew up, in the <em><a href="http://www.delart.org/view/collections/19th_Church.html" rel="nofollow">Delaware Art Museum</a></em>. I also thought it representative of Church in that, like many of his paintings, it's an amalgam of elements from various notes and sketches rather than a specific location. Even though Church often invented his compositions, he was intensely committed to the faithful and accurate representation of nature. I assume the same holds for <em>Cotopaxi</em>. He must have actually encountered places with the individual elements in that remarkable scene, even if they were not together. You may be right, Jeff. It’s an amazing image. I didn’t realize it was in Detroit (I used to visit Sarnia, Ontario frequently, but I never made it to the DIA.)

I chose the relatively sedate South American Landscape (top, left) because I’ve been able to see it near where I grew up, in the Delaware Art Museum. I also thought it representative of Church in that, like many of his paintings, it’s an amalgam of elements from various notes and sketches rather than a specific location. Even though Church often invented his compositions, he was intensely committed to the faithful and accurate representation of nature. I assume the same holds for Cotopaxi. He must have actually encountered places with the individual elements in that remarkable scene, even if they were not together.

]]> By: Jeff Hayes http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/09/frederic-edwin-church/#comment-619 Jeff Hayes Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:46:56 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=218#comment-619 Growing up near Detroit, I had many opportunities to see his <a href="http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=37907" rel="nofollow">Cotopaxi</a>, which I still believe is the zenith of dramatic landscape painting. Growing up near Detroit, I had many opportunities to see his Cotopaxi, which I still believe is the zenith of dramatic landscape painting.

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