A Closer Look: Learn More About Your Favorite Master Artworks

My closer look posts take a deep dive into certain paintings by the masters. I’ll discuss the painting’s history, technique, processes, and key takeaways to apply to your own work. You can also pick up illustrated ebook versions of these posts here.

Vincent van Gogh, Garden Coin With Butterflies, 1887 (Movement)

A Closer Look at Vincent van Gogh’s Grass and Butterflies

Gordon Coutts, Waiting, 1896

A Closer Look at Waiting by Gordon Coutts

Vincent Van Gogh, Café Terrace at Night, 1888

A Closer Look at Vincent van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night

Claude Monet, Woman With a Parasol, 1875

A Closer Look at Woman With a Parasol by Claude Monet

Edgar Degas, Ballet Dancer With Arms Crossed

A Closer Look at Edgar Degas’ Ballet Dancers

Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1889

A Closer Look at Vincent van Gogh’s Irises

Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, 1899, Drawing

A Closer Look at Claude Monet’s Waterloo Bridge Series

Caravaggio,-Basket-of-Fruit,-Feature-Image

A Closer Look at Basket of Fruit by Michelangelo Caravaggio

Marie Bashkirtseff, The Umbrella, 1883

A Closer Look at the Umbrella by Marie Bashkirtseff

Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, 1818

A Closer Look at Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich

Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656

A Closer Look at Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

John Constable, The Hay Wain, 1821

A Closer Look at the Hay Wain by John Constable

Claude Monet, The Poppy Field, 1873

A Closer Look at the Poppy Field by Claude Monet

J.M.W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire Tugged To her Last Berth To be Broken Up, 1839

A Closer Look at The Fighting Temeraire by Joseph Mallord William Turner

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