One if by Land -How do artists express the landscapes around them?

Roy Lichtensten

Landscapes can be simple.

Alma Thomas who we learned about in Kindergarten for Black History Month, created colorful landscapes in her brushstroke style.  Look at the carefully painted short brush marks painted on the canvas.

Rainy Season in the Tropics, Frederic Edwin Church, 1866, 

Artists use texture in their landscapes.  Look for the rough texture of the mountains, the spiky palm leaves and soft mist in this painting.

Kay WalkingStick, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation creates paintings including landscapes. Kay says, “My paintings aren’t exact depictions of a place; they are based on the look and feel of a place,”