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Whether the artist wanted to paint expressive portraits, landscapes or abstract works, they have long found that the texture of paint can be an integral part of the painting experience. Painters saw how the effect could be used to describe form and texture and, by the nineteenth century had developed it further into the technique now known as impasto. As the nineteenth century progressed, artists started using this technique for it’s own sake, creating works using this method alone. (more…)

The Impressionists set out to depict the every day scenes of French Life in a way that would revolutionise the art world pet portraits however, were not considered by Impressionist painter, probably thought of as not particularly note worthy.

Despite the Impressionists reluctance to spend time on pet art, there is one artist that did venture into this arena.

Manet, the grand statesman of French Impressionists and creator of such ground breaking paintings such as “Olympia” and “Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe”, made many sketches and water colours of his family cat Zizi. (more…)