• My report is on the Hudson River School of art.

  • It started in 1835.

  • Hudson River School was Americas first school of painting and it lasted until the civil war.

  • It is characterized by lush godly landscapes with bright light.

  • When artist use exaggerated light sources the bright light is called Luminism

  • The paintings are very similar in style

  • They are mostly landscapes with few people in them

  • Often the landscapes were romantic panoramic views with a mood of serenity

  • Most of the paintings are of New York landscapes in unsettled areas.

  • The Hudson River Valley lakes, gorges and forests were popular to paint.

  • Hudson River School of Art has 3 main themes

    • Discovery
    • Exploration
    • Settlement
  • The paintings show people and nature getting along perfectly

  • Landscapes are realistic and very detailed

  • The paintings look very romantic and godlike


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  • The most famous artist was Thomas Cole he lived from 1801–1848

  • Thomas Cole led other painters like Thomas Doughty, Thomas Chambers and Jasper Francis Cropsey to paint the same way.

  • My painting is by Thomas Cole it is called The Cabin in the Woods.

  • It took many hours

  • It shows a sense of awe for natural resources.

  • It has a feeling of optimism for the endless potential of the US.

  • Painters created visual ideals about the things

  • Writers like Thoreau and Emerson wrote about nature during the same time period.

  • The arts were a great force in changing Americans opinions about the natural world

  • Many people wanted to visit rural areas in the west after they looked at the art.

  • This is an example of Thomas Coles work called Cabin in the Woods

    • It was painted in 1848 the year of his death
    • The original was 39 by 30 inches
    • The original was done in oil paint this one is in acrylic paint
  • Notice the tiny details like the small cabin in the distance

    • in his work Cole often painted nature with no people in the works at all
    • Notice the huge landscape but there is a tiny little cabin way off in the distence.
  • Thomas Cole added tons of tiny little details like individual leaves with tiny little brush strokes.

  • I added layer after layer of tiny trees and grasses but still mine needs about a million more details to look half as great as the Huson River School of art master Thomas Cole