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| Ridge, 1999 |
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/student-resource/exam-help/perspective
"Artist Carol Rhodes uses aerial perspective in her paintings of landscapes – which look as if they have literally been painted from an aeroplane! Ridge 1999 shows a view from above of a vast empty landscape. At first glance it looks like an abstract composition. But we can make out a few details that suggest it is a landscape – the ridge, what looks like a road, and perhaps an airport landing strip. As the landscape stretches into the distance however the features become so indistinct in the atmospheric haze that they are impossible to identify."
I accidentally came across her work during my essay research and this is exactly the colour scheme that I always want to go for, that sort of pastel haziness. I found her other works and I realised a lot of her works is of the landscape, some indicating humanness in the way it was painted. It was exactly how I want to paint my landscapes. Also, most of the work is from an aerial view, and I am always collecting similar photos in my travels from the plane. I've always wanted to do something with them! I remember artist jules de balincourt painting some of his work from that perspective as well.
photos I took from the plane on the way to marseille:
