J.M.W. Turner
By Peter Milnes
J.M.W. Turner was an English landscape painter. He had a very interesting artistic life from his budding childhood to his unfortunate death. He created beautiful works of art now exhibited in many places of the world. I picked him because I have had many experiences with his art, and I love his style of painting, especially how he made light realistic. Examples of this can be seen when light shines on water or when the moon is present. This and the amount of detail makes looking at Turner’s art very enjoyable. The first stage of his life was very hard. I think he may have started art to focus on other things. Early Life
Joseph Mallord William Turner, was baptized May 14, 1775, but his actual birthdate is …show more content…
In the same year he studied in the Louvre, Paris. He also visited Venice. On a visit to Lyme Regis, in Dorset, England he painted a scene of a storm which is now in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Turner was often a guest of George O’Brien Wyndham, third Earl of Egremont, at Petworth House West Sussex and often painted scenes from the grounds of the house and the countryside. The house still has a variety of Turner’s paintings. Turner established his style of art in his early life.
Style
Turner’s talent was seen in his early life. According to David Piper’s The …show more content…
This is seen in paintings like Dawn of the Wreck (1840) and The Slave Ship (1840). Turner often placed humans in his paintings to show his affection for humanity. Like many romanticists, Turner often painted nature as savage, inspiring, and unmastered by man. Turner saw light as God’s emanation of his spirit and this is why he focused his later paintings to concentrate light on water, or the radiance of skies and fires. Spectacular sunsets occurred due to ash from the eruption of Mt. Tambora. This led to be an inspiration for Turner’s work. His early paintings, such as Tintern Abbey, stayed true to the traditions of English Landscape, which are very peaceful. However, in Hannibal Crossing the Alps (1812), he focused on the destructive power of nature. His style of painting, in which he used watercolour and oil creates lightness, and atmosphere effects. In later years he used oils more transparently, and turned to create pure light by use of shimmering color. A good example of his mature style can be seen
By Peter Milnes
J.M.W. Turner was an English landscape painter. He had a very interesting artistic life from his budding childhood to his unfortunate death. He created beautiful works of art now exhibited in many places of the world. I picked him because I have had many experiences with his art, and I love his style of painting, especially how he made light realistic. Examples of this can be seen when light shines on water or when the moon is present. This and the amount of detail makes looking at Turner’s art very enjoyable. The first stage of his life was very hard. I think he may have started art to focus on other things. Early Life
Joseph Mallord William Turner, was baptized May 14, 1775, but his actual birthdate is …show more content…
In the same year he studied in the Louvre, Paris. He also visited Venice. On a visit to Lyme Regis, in Dorset, England he painted a scene of a storm which is now in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Turner was often a guest of George O’Brien Wyndham, third Earl of Egremont, at Petworth House West Sussex and often painted scenes from the grounds of the house and the countryside. The house still has a variety of Turner’s paintings. Turner established his style of art in his early life.
Style
Turner’s talent was seen in his early life. According to David Piper’s The …show more content…
This is seen in paintings like Dawn of the Wreck (1840) and The Slave Ship (1840). Turner often placed humans in his paintings to show his affection for humanity. Like many romanticists, Turner often painted nature as savage, inspiring, and unmastered by man. Turner saw light as God’s emanation of his spirit and this is why he focused his later paintings to concentrate light on water, or the radiance of skies and fires. Spectacular sunsets occurred due to ash from the eruption of Mt. Tambora. This led to be an inspiration for Turner’s work. His early paintings, such as Tintern Abbey, stayed true to the traditions of English Landscape, which are very peaceful. However, in Hannibal Crossing the Alps (1812), he focused on the destructive power of nature. His style of painting, in which he used watercolour and oil creates lightness, and atmosphere effects. In later years he used oils more transparently, and turned to create pure light by use of shimmering color. A good example of his mature style can be seen