Landscapes together the rivers of France influenced so a lot of of the world’s fantastic artists – and generated some of the world’s good art treasures. Think Giverny (Monet)… Paris (Picasso, Gaugin, Manet, Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec and so quite a few a lot more)… Provence (van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Chagall, to name a couple). Their is effective are centerpieces of museums the globe around – and the French landscapes that captured their imaginations so many decades in the past are yours to find out today. Fulfill some of the artists and the destinations – together with a magnificent inside ofTauck presentation by artist Jill Steenhuis who presents insights into the environment of Vincent van Gogh.
American-born French Impressionistic painter Jill Steenhuis, our travel associate, supplied us with an unique presentation that shares insights into the life of artist Vincent van Gogh – and how his existence and creative journey have shaped her have. An Atlanta native, Jill has lived in Aix-en-Provence considering the fact that 1980, painting in the landscapes of Provence. Just after graduating from Sweet Briar College or university with a BFA in studio art, she attended The Leo Marchutz Faculty of Portray 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 Cézanne had his studio in the late 19th century. Jill has exhibited in solo reveals in New York Metropolis, Greenwich, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas, and San Francisco, amongst other key American metropolitan areas, as effectively as in Aix-en-Provence and Paris.
Her operate is element of the lasting collections of various museums and significant personal collections in The usa and in France. Jill appeared on “Good Early morning America” and served as the Cézanne expert for the Smithsonian Institute for the 100th anniversary of the painter’s loss of life she is the Cezanne and Van Gogh specialist for American museums who visit the south of France. Specializing in oil portray, lithography and watercolor, Jill captures the essence of Provence with her individual personal poetry and lively electrical power – “In my painting, the catalyst is character. By means of the act of painting, my soul engages in a dialogue.”
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