Art Plays a Big Part in Many People’s Lives

1. A r t P l a y s a B i g P a r t i n Ma n y P e o p l e ’ s L i v e s Not everybody i s ever a s peci al i s t or exper t when i t comes t o under s t andi ng ar t or t he var i ous ar t f or ms ; however , many ar e i nt er es t ed, even i f t hey do not know t he hi s t ory , or t he t echni ques , or t he t al ent t hat goes wi t h cr eat i ng t hos e pi eces . Al s o, t he ar t i s t may know exact l y why t hey’ r e cr eat i ng a cer t ai n pi ece, wher eas t he per s on l ooki ng at i t may exper i ence s omet hi ng t ot al l y di ffer ent . I t does not r eal l y mat t er , as l ong as t he exper i ence makes a cer t ai n, l as t i ng i mpr es s i on. No mat t er one ’ s pr ef er ence, t her e ar e var i ous pos s i bi l i t i es . Lands cape ar t , f or exampl e, has enj oyed popul ar i t y t he l as t f ew cent ur i es , whet her t hat r ef er s t o qui t e r eal i s t i c pai nt i ng or abs t r act ar t . Ar t i s t s have t hei r

2. own pr ef er ences j us t as ar t l over s and buyer s of ar t have. Th er e ar e a f ew t hi ngs t o cons i der when we r ef er t o or t al k about l ands cape ar t :  I n s hor t : l ands cape ar t r ef er s t o pai nt i ngs or dr awi ngs i n di ffer ent medi a wi t h t he emphas i s on nat ur e and s cenes ar ound us , s uch as mount ai ns , r i ver s , t he s ky , a meadow, t r ees and t he ocean, f or exampl e. Di ffer ent mat er i al s can be us ed t o cr eat e t hes e woks , f or exampl e wat er col our s , penci l s ket ches , pas t el s , oi l s or any ot her mat er i al t hat t he ar t i s t finds s ui t abl e;  Lands cape ar t has a hi s t ory t hat dat es back many year s , and i n t he Wes t i t was popul ar i zed f r om, mai nl y , t he 17t h cent ury when t he l ands cape i t s el f – and not t he peopl e or ot her s ubj ect s i n t hem – became t he mai n f ocus of t he pai nt i ng. I n t he 19t h cent ury i t became an i mpor t ant ar t f or m and f r om t he mi d- 1800’ s , f or exampl e, t he wor ks of t he I mpr es s i oni s t s s t ar t ed t o become very i mpor t ant , wi t h t he r es ul t t hat f ewer r eal i s t i c pai nt i ngs s t ar t ed t o emer ge, and ar t i s t s l i ke Monet became l eadi ng figur es i n t he ar t wor l d;  Dependi ng on t he ar t i s t and t hei r ar t i s t i c expr es s i on, s cenes may be very r eal i s t i c, or i nt er pr et ed i n an abs t r act f or m. Some ar t i s t s may deci de t o mi x di ffer ent ar t f or ms and i ncor por at e di ffer ent t ypes i n t he s ame pai nt i ng, f or exampl e oi l s and ot her mat er i al s , as oppos ed t o t he very r eal i s t i c pai nt i ng t hat wi l l mos t l y be done i n one mat er i al . I t r emai ns t he ar t i s t ’ s choi ce;  Some ar t i s t s have pr i nt s made of t hei r l ands cape pai nt i ngs wher eas ot her s pr ef er not t o and t o s el l onl y t he or i gi nal s . Pr i nt s ar e often

3. popul ar s i nce i t means many mor e peopl e can buy t hem and get j oy out of t he pai nt i ng;  For t he gr eat es t i mpact , l ands cape ar t i s t s pr ef er t o pr es ent t hei r pai nt i ngs i n a hor i zont al , r at her t han ver t i cal , f or mat s i nce l ands capes t end t o emphas i ze wi de angl es and l ands capes – and not ver t i cal s cenes , whi ch gener al l y s peaki ng l i mi t t he vant age poi nt of what i s bei ng s hown i n t he pai nt i ng. However , t hi s i s not a har d and f as t r ul e; s ome f amous pai nt i ngs t hr oughout hi s t ory have been done t o s how t he s ubj ect s – and t he l ands capes - i n a ver t i cal as pect t oo;  As i s t he cas e wi t h al l ar t f or ms , pai nt er s devel op t hei r own s t yl e and pr ef er ences , and as t hey pr ogr es s , t hey may adj us t t he s t yl e, or t he mat er i al s t hey us e, or t he s ur f aces on whi ch t hey wor k. Some wor k on canvas s , ot her s on paper and ot her s , s t i l l , on wood, f or exampl e. Of cour s e t her e ar e many ar t i s t s out t her e, al s o t hos e t hat cr eat e l ands cape ar t . For buyer s i t wi l l r emai n a per s onal choi ce i n t er ms of what t hey enj oy and buy . Good ar t i s t s often adver t i s e t hei r pai nt i ngs i n t he pr es s , al s o on t he i nt er net on t hei r own webs i t es . Th i s way t hey offer t hei r cl i ent s a s mal l gl i mps e i nt o t hei r wor l d. Many buyer s find t hem t hi s way and may qui ckl y know what t al ks t o t hem. Th e next , nor mal s t ep, obvi ous l y , i s t o cont act t he ar t i s t f or a vi ewi ng or t o pl ace an or der . About Us Vi vi en Ver ey s peci al i zes i n abs t r act l ands cape ar t whi ch s he s el l s di r ect l y t o t he publ i c. Bas ed i n Awbr i dge, Hamps hi r e, Vi vi en’ s gal l ery can be vi s i t ed t o vi ew her pi eces ; s he al s o ar r anges exhi bi t i ons f r om t i me t o t i me. Vi vi en’ s

4. pai nt i ngs ar e i ns pi r ed by t he ocean and Br i t i s h coas t l i ne and r epr es ent her own vi ews of t he wor l d ar ound her and her r eact i ons t o her exper i ences . She us es s eal ed wood s ur f aces and appl i es mai nl y hi gh pi gment pai nt col our s . Hi gh qual i t y f r ames whi ch ar e hand- made on s i t e compl ement her wor k and can be cus t om made t o s ui t t he pr ef er ences of t he buyer . For mor e about Vi vi en and her pai nt i ngs pl eas e vi s i t ht t ps : / / www. vi vi enl aur a. co. uk/