Michael Budden

Impressionistic Pond Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Spring Pond

2020

Fishing Hole oil/canvas image 16 x 20 unframed, 22.5 x 26.5 framed, Fishing Hole is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day with passing shower...

Early Spring oil/panel 10 x 8 unframed, 15 x 10 framed Early Spring is an oil painting on canvas panel that showcases the beautiful light of an early Spring day among flowering trees...

Springtime In Chesterfield oil/canvas 18 x 14 unframed, 23.5 x 19.5 framed Signed LR Springtime In Chesterfield is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a S...

Summer Fields Farm oil on canvas/panel 10 x 15 image size unframed, 13.25 x 18.25 x 1.25 framed signed LR Summer Fields Farm is a beautiful impressionistic landscape oil painting cre...

A more abstract piece done on site during a breezy day :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...

Born in 1981 in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northern China, Tom Dinte (Yongli Liu) developed a deep connection to nature early in life--an influence that continues to sh...

Rock Valley College Pond, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2014 30" x 40" x 1.5" Acrylic on Canvas Inspired by the landscape surrounding Rock Valley College, Ingrid Dohm...

Impressionist Landscape" is an exquisitely peaceful late summer scene along the banks of a quiet river. The dappling yellow and green leaves and the spots of blue sky give the perfect impressionistic feel to the scene. Impressionism was a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. Methven captured this impression perfectly. It is as fresh today as when it was painted in 1902 so much so that you can almost hear the rustle of the leaves and see the shifting light. The gold gilt frame is original to the piece. Without the frame the piece measures 20 h x 16 w. It is signed by the artist. Methven was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930's he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he painted with other area Chicago artists and showed at The Art Institute of Chicago. He spent his summers in Benton Harbor, Michigan, along Lake Michigan. He is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes and Methven would have had a wealth of scenes to draw upon for his numerous oil paintings. He studied under Henry Fenton Spread who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later founded Spread's Art Academy. In 1902, this academy became the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Spread was named the first president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1889. Known primarily as a portraitist, Spread also painted landscape and genre scenes. Although a skilled artist, he did not exhibit widely; his primary legacy being fostering a love of art in Chicago. Fellow artist (and former student of Spread), Ralph Clarkson, the noted Chicago society portrait painter, stated that Spread' s "fine and advice formed the careers of the men who were not only to achieve prominence as artists, but to occupy leading places as art teachers". Harry Wallace Methven...