2 posts tagged english landscapes

Descanso Hedge Maze 10 x 7 Watercolor From a photo taken at Descanso Gardens in December. I've been reading Christopher Newall's Victorian Watercolours, and I'm intrigued by the narrative quality of the images, and the solid drawing in each painting.

ENGLISH LANDSCAPES: ENGLAND WAS THE LAND OF SOFT UNDULATIONS, LUSH MEADOWS , GREEN GRASS AND LUXURIENT TREES. BEFORE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, THE ENGLISH DIDN’T HAVE A NATIONAL STYLE OF GARDENING. ENGLISH GARDENS TENDEND TO FOLLOW FRENCH & DUTCH FASHIONS.DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY,ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDENS WERE FORMAL AS ALMOST ALL EUROPEANGARDENS.