About Joseph Mallord William Turner

Posted on August 19, 2014 by artisoo

William Turner (also known as Joseph William Turner) has always been known for the incredible oil paintings that he has produced. Being an English Romantic landscape painter as he was, he ran against most of the other painters of the … Continue reading →

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The Summer Poppy Field

Posted on July 25, 2014 by artisoo

This is a plein air painting, which is painted by French Impressionist artist Claude Oscar Monet in 1875. At the time, Monet’s oil painting created a fascinating movement which single-handedly transformed French paintings throughout the nineteenth century till the next … Continue reading →

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Young Family Walking in Poppies At Argenteuil by Monet

Posted on July 22, 2014 by artisoo

The red, red flowers, the green, green trees, the blue blue sky, the white, white clouds, what a beautiful countryside scenery in the end of the spring! This impression was created by the founder of French Impressionist painting--- Claude Oscar … Continue reading →

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A Wheatfield on a Summer's Afternoon 1942

Posted on July 11, 2014 by artisoo

This painting was created by a Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall, who was considered to be the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists, a pioneer of modernism and several decades later he had also been respected as the … Continue reading →

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What is Blackboard for Homer?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by artisoo

Blackboard is a painting made by famous American landscape painter and print maker Winslow Homer, who is regard as a creator of a bright, modern and ancient American style. The themes of his paintings ranged from heroic quality expressed in … Continue reading →

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A Boy as Pierrot by Jean-Honore Fragonard

Posted on June 19, 2014 by artisoo

A boy with two big jade-green eyes has a small straight nose and a small cherry mouth, whose face has conspicuous blusher on each cheek. He has short golden haircut. Almost his back side of head is covered by a … Continue reading →

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The Boating Party, Days of Family Happiness

Posted on June 11, 2014 by artisoo

This is a warm and sweet oil painting created by Mary Cassatt, who was an American painter and printmaker. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers … Continue reading →

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Storm Seam Boat Off a Harbour's Mouth Making Signals In Shallow

Posted on June 5, 2014 by artisoo

Joseph Mallord Willam Turner was born in Maiden Lane, CovetGarden, London, England. He was a British Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. Though he was famous for his oil paintings, Turner was also one of the greatest masters of watercolor … Continue reading →

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An Angel in Red with a Lute by Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on May 20, 2014 by artisoo

An Angel in Red with a Lute is a great painting created by universal genius Leonardo da Vinci, who was born in 1452 in Vinci in the region of Florence, Italy. As we all know, he was a Renaissance polymath … Continue reading →

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A Boy As Pierrot

Posted on May 12, 2014 by artisoo

A boy with two big jade-green eyes has a small straight nose and a small cherry mouth, whose face has conspicuous blusher on each cheek. He has short golden haircut. Almost his back side of head is covered by a … Continue reading →

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