Adorn Your Home with Landscape Paintings

Are you always playing too safe with your home? Why don’t you accent your home décor with beautiful paintings? Now that you have decided to adorn the walls with artwork, but confused as to which genre to choose, know that the safest bet is landscape paintings. Simply because landscape art has the power to capture the real beauty, and it looks appealing in all décors. As there is nothing more beautiful in this world other than nature: the lush green fields, blue waters, autumn trees, snow-clad mountains or frozen lakes, landscape paintings prove to be the right pick.

The history of landscape painting is quite elaborate yet inspiring. It is one of the oldest and most popular forms of painting. Landscape art was partially inspired by Transcendentalism and the Naturalist movement and became one of the important forms of art in the 1800’s. The early representations of landscape can be traced to the Minoan period. In various ancient cultures, landscape frescoes and seccoes was considered as an extension of nature itself. The impact of landscape painting during the early times was so dominant that people assumed that the appreciation of natural beauty and landscape art is a normal and persistent part of their spiritual activity.

Landscape artists have the charm to stunningly display the beauty captured on canvas with high detailing and vivid colors. Landscapes have a unique appeal that leaves a mark on our minds. Similarly, the same landscapes and seascapes, when painted on canvas, create the same intense emotion for its viewers. Landscape paintings portray the various surroundings of the world and include the physical features such as vegetation, mountains, valleys, and water bodies. Another essential element involved in developing the mood of landscape paintings is the sky.

Landscape art ranges from highly detailed and realistic to thought provoking and abstract. Acrylic and mixed media are the common mediums used to for painting scenic landscapes on canvas. Unlike traditional landscape artists, today’s modern artists often feature the human hand, railways, buildings, roads, city view, and fences. Different types of landscape art are:

Skyscapes Cloudscapes Moonscapes Seascapes Riverscapes Cityscapes Townscapes Urban Landscapes Hardscapes Aerial Landscapes Inscapes

In case you don’t know, landscape paintings have always been a popular choice for romantic art. Do you have a favourite place that you wish to revisit with your loved one? It could be the place you met, the resort you went on honeymoon or your favored place for long walks? You can get these landscapes commissioned and cherish your sweet memories every day. Also, landscape art is suitable for any interior, from old-fashioned to modern, from rustic to urban.

If you want to buy such interesting, rich in colour and texture, acrylic on canvas and ready-to-hang landscape and seascape paintings for sale, visit the site of an emerging artist, Irina: www.artbyirina.co.uk.