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The island hidden under the big buildings in the middle of the Lake Maggiore is called Isola Bella (beautiful island). The lake is situated at the south side of the Alps mountain range. It is a real place and many tourists visit the place annually. If we consider the painting as a little window to the real place, we get quickly assured that the reality could not be defined on a canvas more precisely than the artist Gaspar van Vittel. He was known for his accurate topographical views which are called Vedute in art-fields. Vedute paintings mean the accurate illustration of any topographical place. Vittel undoubtedly acquired the mastery in Vedute paintings as we can enjoy the real place’s beauty on our computer screens. Popular […]
Painted with watercolor pencil, English painter Peter Wint has depicted a scene from his wife’s hometown Lincolnshire. It’s a stack yard of the village with nothing much interesting elements included. Still the artistic adequacy makes the scene beautiful. The ground is harvested and cleared up for the next season. The yellowish tint reaching all the corners gives the painting a warmth feeling. Benefitting from the medium of watercolor pencil, artist has benefitted the advantage of the medium in thin lines.





















