Sculptor in Light

Alfred East (1844 -1913) Self Portrait by Sir Alfred East Sir Alfred East was an English landscape painter from Kettering in Northamptonshire. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, his work displays influences from the Barbizon school of painting, He traveled to Spain and Japan, the latter of which he spent 6 months in painting landscapes and people of the country. He had several exhibitions and presented regularly at the Royal academy where he was elected associate in 1899 then full member in 1913. In 1906 he was elected president of the Royal Society of British Artists, a position he held until his death. "Gold" by Sir Alfred East Also in the year 1906, he published “ The Art of Landscape Painting In Oil Colour”, in which he details many of his techniques for painting landscapes. In this particular case study, I applied his techniques in color for use in painting a series of skies. Top example is a study of the sky in setting sun, after East's painting entitled “Gold”. M

  Angelica Kauffmann Maria Anna Angelica Catharina Kauffmann (1741-1807) was born in Chur, Switzerland, to painter Joseph Johann Kauffmann, she spent most of her life living in Italy.  Mainly a portrait and historical painter, she developed a simple classical style with Rococo, Roman Neoclassical, and English portraiture influences. She became of a renowned and sought-after artist with international recognition for portraiture paintings. She was an appointment member of the Academy of Florence, Academia di San Luca in Rome, and was elected a founding member of the Royal Academy of London.   "Great Women Masters of Art" by Jordi Vigue