favorite artists: Joseph Mallord William Turner, “The painter of light” (1775-1851)
“You should tell them that indistinctiveness is my forte” — Turner’s reply when hearing that collector James Lenox who purchased one of his paintings complained about it and called it indistinct
#also known as the great pyrotechnist #bc his paintings are like #BOOM #also known as the #precursor of impressionism #good will good #and his paintings are glowing #the way he handled light wasimpressive #wow i’m not even trying to sound smart #can’t say that much #just that i love his art #and the way the colors run together #the compositoin #the perspectives #guess i have a thing for sunsets