Looking at academic and Romantic painters, during the first half of the 19th century  different academic teachings of official art schools dominated European painting. Producing compositions of  historical mythological and religious subjects.

Jean- Auguste- Dominique Ingres was a a draughtsman whose paintings were epitomised- the example of the classical and refined academic manner. The different linear manners of  Francesco Hayez and Ary Scheffer reflect similar concerns. Different paintings from Eugene Delacroix have a freedom of brushwork and use of colour to convey emotion and influencing many generations of artists including Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.

Monet had a new Studio built to be able to work on huge canvases, large scale and close-ups views on the surface of the water-lily pond. There was a group of paintings to the French nation as a "momentum to peace" The water flowers are at in home in Giverny and where he painted. I quite like the subtle colours that Monet has used  and they are quite a muted, pale colour palette but once you look closer the colours look brighter. He layers the paints quite a lot and uses wet on wet technique with the oils. There are no dominant lines or straight lines in the painting and just different brush strokes that lead to the movement within the work. I like the calmness of the work and the tranquility which is what I'm going to be looking at throughout my project and looking at different artists.

This piece is the same place different time, this is what I might possibly do within some of my work go to the same place to do a photoshoot but at different times of the days and see how it makes the difference and the differences between them both. The pond was filled with flowers so it was a good subject to paint more and it was more complex than earlier versions and this is a smaller canvass compared to the 1916 Water - Lilies which was large scale. The painting shows the reflections of the weeping  willow silhouetted by the sun setting and the colours in this are darker as was a different part of the day with less light.

This was Monet's main subject matter for art he produced from the gardens in his home, in this one, you can see the Japanese bridge constructed. I like the colours used in this one and the shades of greens and blues and although it is quite simple it works well. I look tranquil and peaceful, which is something i was to explore within my project and tranquility in nature especially, I will possibly experiment with colour images as well as in black and white within my work and reflect and see what works and what doesn't. Monet paints the landscapes as he perceives them.

Cypress trees reminded Gogh of Egyptian obelisks - which also symbolised the Sun God, Ra. The dark trees in the horizon of the Wheat-fields were close to the St Rémy Asylum, where he spent a year as a patient. They have a contrast between the lighter colours on the field with lighter yellows and greens and the light blue of the sky contrasts the darker green of the tree. I like the style of the paintings and the flow in the painting especially the clouds and it makes it look more peaceful and tranquil. Gogh is a Dutch Post- Impressionist  and one of the most influential painters. His work is done with oils, although this is different to photography there can be an overlap where you paint over photographs and experiment with different media.

Asnières is in the Suburbs of Paris, on the right of the painting you can see the island of Grande Jatte and the factories of Clichy in the distance, Seurat reworked some parts of the painting, he unvented the technique of  using dots and contrasting colours to create a luminous affect. Although the painting isn't entirely nature based and has intrusions on humans the painting is still tranquil and the river and the grass looks calm.