Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Ravi Varma And Jon Mcnaughton Paintings

By Darren Hartley


Ravi Varma paintings were most remembered for their portraits of sari-clad women portrayed as shapely and graceful. They became an important motif at the time, with reproductions found in almost every middle class home. Ravi is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art.

The maturity and completeness of Ravi Varma paintings came about in the later years spent by Ravi in Mysore, Baroda and other parts of the country. It was then that he sharpened and expanded his skills to full blossom. This was after he discovered and learned of new techniques and media in the field of painting during his stay at the royal palace of Thiruvananthapuram.

Ravi Varma paintings are considered modern among the traditionalists and rational among the moderns. They provided the vital link between what is traditional Indian art and what is contemporary between the Thanjavoor School and Western Academic realism. They brought attention to Indian painting from the larger world.

The focus of Jon McNaughton paintings were memories of open gates leading into lush garden paths, quiet streets, charming homes and poetic landscapes. Jon was an established artist from Utah whose paintings have attracted the attention of collectors from across the country.

Because the artists from the French Barbizon School of painting drew during the 19th century, few artists today follow in their footsteps. However, Jon McNaughton paintings drew their inspiration from these Barbizon artists. Artists such as Monet, Pissarro, Van Gogh and Renoir actually made frequent references to these artists so Jon was not alone in his conviction.

It is Jon's hope that his Jon McNaughton paintings will reach its viewers, not only on a superficial level, but rather touch something inside them, that is not easily accessible. His goal is for his paintings to leave his admirers with a feeling that the paintings have become part of them and therefore forever engraved in their minds and hearts.




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