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Travel Artists

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:09:30 +0000

Travel artists get inspiration from things and people they see during their travels.

They offer a fresh perspective to a place that resident artists sometimes do not see.

Artists get inspiration from all kinds of things, from a simple flower to grand ideas, artists take the most simple and ordinary of things and immortalize them in their art. Travel artists are simply like any other artist except that they worked on their art mostly during their travels, in a place far away from what they call home.

While travel artists are not greater than resident artists nor are they any less as is proven by the wonderful works of various travel artists.

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Why artists travel

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:04:40 +0000

Travel artists travel with the purpose of finding subjects they are interested in recreating through their art.

Most travel artists travel in search of picturesque landscapes, finding the perfect setting everywhere from mountainous regions to sandy beaches and populous cities.

Another favorite subject of travel artists are the people. The people living in a place captured in their everyday dealings are one of the things that fascinates both the artists and admirers of their work. Art of this kind showcases not just the artists skill and the beauty of the people and places they live in but also the cultures and diversity found all over the world.

Famous nineteenth century travel artists

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:00:59 +0000

Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) and Samuel Butler (1853 – 1902).

Those men are just two examples of travel artists in search of a picturesque landscape to paint.

They both fell in love with Canterbury. Their art shows the beauty of the wide plains and the snow-capped mountains of the Mackenzie Country.

While Samuel Butler’s work is primarily of Mount Cook, Nicholas Chevalier traveled not only to America but also to New Zealand and thus is known for his painting of both the places.