I wanted to introduce you to Pissaro whilst sharing the inspiration for my latest online session, River reflections. Pissaro is an impressionist I have always enjoyed. I have a bridge that I often walk, it’s my evening walk. Often as the sun goes down. A good way to unwind after the day. It’s what inspired this workshop. I am happy to say, students found this session inspirational, it’s struck a cord, it’s a view you can often enjoy easily, wherever you are. The recording is edited and ready for you to enjoy, if you would like to access this as a catch up session.
I was reminded of this artist and artwork of poplar trees, which I came to know of as part of my studies, looking at the characteristics of trees shapes. We have covered this before when I shared Henry Moore and his drawings of apple trees. Poplar trees are french and we are lucky enough to have some nearby.
There’s lots to read here, but I was looking for a reference to the fact that, often artists draw familiar views more than once, hoping it might inspire you to do the same.
Pissaro wrote to his son Lucien in 1891, “The weather has been very good these days—dry cold, white frost, and radiant sun—so I started a series of studies [out] of my window. . . . I feared that it was a bit the same motif, but the effects are so varied that they do completely different things.”
The entry comes from a Museum in Kanas! You don’t have to read the whole thing, but it’s an interesting reflection how letters are our way of gaining an insight into the artists thinking and influences behind an artwork.
https://nelson-atkins.org/fpc/impressionism/646
