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An autumn morning, Arthur Loureiro, 1893
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I’m in Maine for my last 2013 painting workshop! The frost
isn’t quite on the pumpkin (at least not in Rockland or Rochester) but autumn is
in the air. I’m leaving some wonderful fall landscapes for you.
The Australian Impressionists are another group of painters
I’ve shamefully neglected. The Heidelberg School derived its name from the
then-rural suburb of Melbourne called Heidelberg, where the first painters in
this group found their subject matter.
In August 1889, several Heidelberg painters staged the 9 by 5
Impression Exhibition in Melbourne. Most of the 183 works in the show were
painted on 9 by 5 inch cigar-box panels scrounged from local tobacco shops. The
show received the usual derisory comments from the art establishment but is now regarded as the landmark event in Australian art history.
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Moonrise, David Davies, 1894
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Let me know if you’re interested in painting with me in Maine in
2014. Click here for
more information on my Maine workshops!
