landscapist
Outdoor scene painter
A landscapist is an artist who specializes in painting landscapes—scenes of natural or rural scenery.
The term is more common in art history and criticism than in casual conversation: The Dutch landscapists of the seventeenth century transformed how we see nature.
Also called a landscape painter.
Painting outdoors, on location
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
sketchbook · watercolors · acrylics · gouache · pastels · charcoal · composition · perspective
Style prioritizing perception
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- tonalismArt emphasizing mood, atmosphere
- realismAccepting things as they are
- Hudson River SchoolAmerican Romantic landscape tradition
brushwork · impasto · chiaroscuro · picturesque · sublime · pastoral · naturalism · expressionism
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- valleyLow ground between heights
coastline · countryside · forest · riverbank · skyline · prairie · moorland · fjord
Painter of people
- muralistArtist working on walls
- watercoloristArtist using water-based paints
- miniaturistOne who crafts diminutive works
- coloristOne who applies pigment
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- vernissageExhibition opening reception
- curatorCollection overseer
collector · commission · patron · frame · varnish · gesso · artistry · retrospective
plein-air
Painting outdoors, on location
brushes · sketchbook · watercolors · acrylics · gouache · pastels · charcoal · composition · perspective · atmosphere
impressionism
Style prioritizing perception
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- tonalismArt emphasizing mood, atmosphere
- realismAccepting things as they are
Hudson River School · brushwork · impasto · chiaroscuro · picturesque · sublime · pastoral · naturalism · expressionism · pointillism
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
valley · coastline · countryside · forest · riverbank · skyline · prairie · moorland · fjord · waterfall
portraitist
Painter of people
- muralistArtist working on walls
- watercoloristArtist using water-based paints
- miniaturistOne who crafts diminutive works
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- vernissageExhibition opening reception
curator · collector · commission · patron · frame · varnish · gesso · artistry · retrospective · acquisition
landscapistportraitist
Painter of people
portrait painter · portrait artist · abstract painter · abstractionist · miniaturist
- desert landscapingDry-climate yard design
- landscaping servicesProfessional outdoor property maintenance
- landscaping companyBusiness maintaining outdoor spaces
- sustainable landscapingEarth-friendly outdoor space design
- landscaping materialsSupplies for outdoor design
- tropical landscapingWarm-climate yard design