Nocturne Notes (historical) - Albert Moulton Foweraker

Nocturne Notes

(historical)

Albert Moulton Foweraker

 

Moonlight, South Devon, Albert Moulton Foweraker
Moonlight, South Devon     Watercolor
Albert Moulton Foweraker

    Another interesting name to add to our compilation of artists fascinated by nighttime painting, is that of Albert Moulton Foweraker (1873-1942).

   British artist Foweraker (whose name is erroneously listed as Doweraker in some auction records), left his work as a milling engineer to become a full time artist at the age of 25, after losing three fingers in an accident. His landscapes often depict the Cornish coast, Devon and Dorset (his home turf), but also include work done on frequent trips to Spain, North Africa and France. Foweraker taught watercolor painting at the Algernon Talmadge’s Cornish School of Landscape and Sea Painting and later in southern Spain, where he took his winters. He was made a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1902.

   His interest was in representing the landscape under the moon or in dusky light. Enjoy comparing his daylit and moonlit paintings of The Lonely Wood, near Penzance (below). And note that all the paintings here are listed as watercolors!

The Lonely Wood, near Penzance, in Daylight, Albert Moulton Foweraker
The Lonely Wood, near Penzance, in Daylight      Watercolor
Albert Moulton Foweraker  

Moonlight, The Lonely Wood, near Penzance, Albert Moulton Foweraker
Moonlight:  The Lonely Wood, near Penzance      Watercolor
Albert Moulton Foweraker

Moonlight, Alameda de Hercules, Seville, Albert Moulton Foweraker
Moonlight, Alameda de Hércules, Seveilla      Watercolor
Albert Moulton Foweraker

Moonlight, Algericas, WC, Albert Moulton Foweraker
Moonlight, Algericas      Watercolor
Albert Moulton Foweraker

    In our fascination with how the eye sees and then translates the world around us to our brains, we have found it particularly interesting to study how the eye sees at night. Search for the words "Nocturnes" and "Vision" in the search bar to read many interesting articles about the science of seeing at night and the art of painting at night, or, download our book, Nocturnes - A Primer on Night Painting.


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