Thinking of adding some art to your home? These gouache paintings are sure to add beauty and interest to any room. From famous artists, these unique pieces are the perfect accent for any wall.
Or do you want to practice with gouache paint to improve your painting skills? Imitating other drawings at the beginning can be an important step in finding your own style later on.
Every artist expresses themselves through different mediums and styles. Though much can be said about soft pastel works and their beauty, the paint is only one of the many elements that make a painting compelling.
There are a number of other factors such as color, texture and value that contribute to whether or not the painting will be successful.
When exploring a new painter’s work it is important to appreciate all of these elements rather than simply focusing on the aesthetics of one particular aspect.
Let's dive into the collection!
1. The Garden of San Miniato near Florence
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John Ruskin's painting, The Garden of San Miniato near Florence is a lovely watercolor study on thick wove paper.
On the left side, Ruskin has drawn a small hill and gardens, with angled lines in wide bands of color that create shadow effects on the leaves and plants. To the right are three trees in different stages of flowering: a white blossom tree, a yellow blooming tree in the center, and an orange-tinged bloom tree. Along the bottom edge is a vine climbing up the base of one of the trees, its tendrils curving outward onto the ground.
Ruskin is important because he helped train the minds of some of the most influential people of his day, and he remains a major influence on contemporary art criticism. In his great work, The Stones of Venice (1853), Ruskin wrote with great feeling and personal experience to describe the relation between man and nature, beauty and truth.
2. Residence of John Macarthur Esq near Parramatta
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Australian colonial artist Joseph Lycett depicts the residence of John Macarthur Esq at Parramatta from a slightly elevated viewpoint with views of Sydney and the settlement in the background. The description on the reverse is dated 1823, but it's likely to have been painted earlier than that.
3. Snowballing Outside Edinburgh University
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18th century Edinburgh was a favorite subject of Lycett and he produced a number of watercolors of the city during this period, including this charming view of students enjoying themselves in the grounds of Edinburgh University.
4. The Rock of Gibraltar from Algeciras
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George Lothian Hall (1820-85) was one of the most prominent British artists and illustrators of the Victorian period.
He began his career as a lithographer with his brothers and during his many travels abroad became inspired by one particular view above all others: that of Gibraltar. 'The Rock of Gibraltar from Algeciras' was painted in 1843.
5. Decoration sketch for the play “Solar Eclipse in Georgia”
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Elene Akhvlediani’s most important contributions were: theater decoration and posters; lithography, illustration and painting. She created many sketches for the plays at the Tbilisi Marjanishvili Theater Studio (1910-1915). Her works are exhibited in several museums of Georgia as well as in private collections.
In her work, Elene Akhvlediani (1898–1982) depicts Georgian towns, capturing their daily life and personalities.
6. The Étretat Needle, Red Sky
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The Étretat Needle, Red Sky is a beautiful expression of light and color. This piece features a soft blue sky, with a hint of sun bending through the clouds. A long stream of light descends from left to right, shadowing the standing stone that it pierces.
7. The Seven Trumpets of Jericho by James Tissot
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The artist combines an accurate depiction of artistic subject matter with a skilled, spontaneous use of brush and color. In this significant painting, the trumpets are pictured in a dramatic fashion as they are blown from above Jericho's walls.
James Tissot became one of the most successful artists in Victorian Britain, enjoying the patronage of Queen Victoria herself.
8. Study by Petre Otskeli
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Petre Otskeli's study for the play Rigoletto was awarded by the first prize in the competition held by Stanislavski in 1937, and in 1939, at the theater painters exhibition of London his drawings received a gold medal.
He is one of the most distinctive representatives of Georgian avant-garde art.
9. Native hut at Nassau, 1885
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10. The Birthday of Madame Cigale
Aubrey Beardsley’s greatest single work, The Birthday of Madame Cigale, is one of the most sensual and provocative illustrations ever produced. In this painting, a beautifully curvaceous woman welcomes the viewer into her boudoir at her birthday party.
11. The Birthday of Madame Cigale
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This miniature portrait of a young Native American girl, now thought to have been painted by Jacques Le Moyne, captures the innocence of childhood in lush color.
12. Two Lawyers Conversing
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This oil on canvas painting by Honoré Daumier is a welcome respite from the modern office, with its impersonal furnishings, fluorescent lighting, and cubicles. Instead, we see two lawyers at work in an old-fashioned setting, with a wood-paneled wall behind them.
13. The Saloon
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The Saloon captures the essence of Pugin's trip to the Middle East. The building is set apart from the seaside town by a lush garden, with fountains and bright flowers. The lush trees frame a view of Brighton Pier, providing a stunning contrast between nature and man-made structures.
14. Study of Capers
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This is a drawing of an insect collection by the artist Maria Sibylla Merian, who studied tropical insects and plants in Brazil, Surinam and elsewhere. In this drawing she depicts a stem with capers, gorse and a beetle that feeds on these species.
This timeless landscape painting by Tabea Hosier features the William A. Wheelock Estate, located in downtown Saratoga Springs. This painting was exhibited at the Louvre in Paris, France and significant for its portrayal of the magnificent grounds, where guests were invited to walk along the verdant paths, enjoy a game of croquet, or simply sit and bask in the serene atmosphere.
At the end of the article, when I find new gouache paintings, I will update this article.
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