Rivers of France – Artistic Inspiration
Landscapes alongside the rivers of France impressed so many of the world’s fantastic artists – and produced some of the world’s wonderful artwork treasures. Believe Giverny (Monet)… Paris (Picasso, Gaugin, Manet, Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec and so lots of more)… Provence (van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Chagall, to identify a number of). Their is effective are centerpieces of museums the globe about – and the French landscapes that captured their imaginations so lots of decades back are yours to discover now. Meet some of the artists and the destinations – such as a fabulous insideTauck presentation by artist Jill Steenhuis who offers insights into the earth of Vincent van Gogh.
American-born French Impressionistic painter Jill Steenhuis, our travel partner, provided us with an exceptional presentation that shares insights into the lifestyle of artist Vincent van Gogh – and how his life and inventive journey have shaped her have. An Atlanta indigenous, Jill has lived in Aix-en-Provence given that 1980, painting in the landscapes of Provence. Following graduating from Sweet Briar Faculty with a BFA in studio art, she attended The Leo Marchutz University of Painting and Drawing in Aix. In the 1980s and 1990s, Jill was just one of the rare artists to have a studio at the Château Noir, where by Cézanne experienced his studio in the late 19th century. Jill has exhibited in solo displays in New York City, Greenwich, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas, and San Francisco, amid other significant American metropolitan areas, as very well as in Aix-en-Provence and Paris.
Her operate is element of the long-lasting collections of numerous museums and vital personal collections in The us and in France. Jill appeared on “Good Morning America” and served as the Cézanne expert for the Smithsonian Institute for the 100th anniversary of the painter’s death she is the Cezanne and Van Gogh expert for American museums who pay a visit to the south of France. Specializing in oil painting, lithography and watercolor, Jill captures the essence of Provence with her possess particular poetry and lively power – “In my portray, the catalyst is mother nature. Via the act of portray, my soul engages in a dialogue.”
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