
Class notes, from Advanced Drawing Studio with Barbara Rossi, SAIC, 1991
For help with my current work, look at:
Heiderrat, India – rock formations like Enchanted Rock from National Geographic or Life.
Ferdinand Hodler for narrative.
Gauguin for composition, 4×5 ft. Especially “D’où venons nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? (Where Do We come from? What Are We? Where Are We Going?)” 1897
Hudson River painters: Church, Cole, Bierstadt. The Voyage of Life series.
Paradigmatic – mythic poses.
Marsden Hartley
Tiepolo
Constable
Van Gogh
Turner – for atmosphere.
Yvonne Jacquette – for cloud studies, aerial paintings, contemporary.
Chinese wash landscapes.
19th C. American landscape photographers
Balthus – “The Mountain”