Bill Kaufmann, Joshua Tree: Formation In Orange, pastel, 21 x 24.
“Nature is the fountain’s head, the source from whence all originality must spring,” wrote the English landscape painter John Constable. Like many artists today, Constable recognized that landscape painting offered not only a wealth of inspiration and artistic training, but also infinite opportunities to interpret the imagery in unique and personal ways. In the following pages, discover a variety of plein-air and studio landscape artists from around the United States. Their influences range from Claude Monet to Nicolai Fechin, and the landscapes that inspire them are equally diverse, from the streets of San Diego, CA, to the Connecticut River Valley and beyond.