Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes
Influences
A course by Richard Thorn , Landscape and Seascape Painter
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will share five main influences of mine – Adrian Hill, William Turner, Winslow Homer, Roland Hilder, and Philip Jamison – incredible talents who have shaped me as an artist over the years.”
In this video lesson Richard Thorn addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes. Explore brush strokes, color, composition, and tone to illustrate striking landscapes that capture the detail and atmosphere of the natural world.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'd like to share with you five influences, amazing artists that have helped to shape my painting and put me in certain directions The first artist I'd like to talk about is Adrian Hill. Adrian Hill was an artist Correct. National hero really. He had a TV program as well, which I used to watch as a boy. and he was a across the board painter, an oil painter, a watercolor painter. what really influenced me in the beginning was his sketches. And I bought some of his books because I've still got his use of the pencil, obviously, at that time. wasn't really sort of not not intere...”
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Course summary for: Painting Realistic Watercolor Landscapes
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Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Richard Thorn
A course by Richard Thorn
Richard Thorn is a professional painter specializing in watercolor landscapes and seascapes. His style relies heavily on techniques he’s developed himself to achieve robust texture and depth in his art. Richard’s approach to painting has evolved over the years, currently focusing on atmosphere, light, and the overall feeling of the subjects to capture the essence of the nature he sees.
His artwork has been sold and exhibited in many leading galleries throughout the UK, as well as America, Taiwan, and South Korea. He has earned numerous awards during his decades-long career, including two for best watercolor from the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, and another for painting excellence at the 2019 Qingdao International Watercolour Exhibition.
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