Posts Tagged ‘western painting’
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
“I paint portraits because I paid for it, I paint landscapes because I like it”
Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough, the greatest English painter of the eighteenth century, spent his life divided between landscapes and portraits. The first filled her soul, but only seconds to fill their pockets. To solve this dilemma often resorted to outdoor portrait with which managed to devote much of their efforts to landscape ensuring his fame among the upper class customers. Read the rest of this entry »