Waterfall in the Woods
Most impressionistic pieces feature landscapes or big areas of space. The inspiration behind this piece was to see if I could make one of my photographs a piece of impressionistic art utilizing digital tools. Since the photo is digital, it made sense to try to manipulate it in a digital way. Impressionism is meant to be a “snapshot” of time so, I figured using another “snapshot” like a photograph would be a great connection between the two mediums. I used photoshop and played with different filters and styles until I got the desired visual effect of brushstrokes.
The tate.org defines impressionistic artists:
The impressionist artists were not trying to paint a realistic picture, but an ‘impression’ of what the person, object or landscape looked like to them. (This is why they are called impressionists). They wanted to capture the movement and life of what they saw and show it to us as if it is happening before our eyes.
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- A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers, Edgar Degas
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- Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Claude Monet
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- FogVoisins, Alfred Sisley