Landscape photos to paint inspiration

Learn the nine things artists should know when painting from photos, plus tips to maximize the use of photo references and make great paintings.

Here are my top ten tips for painting landscapes in oils, acrylics, or watercolor that will transform your work to a new and higher level.

Are you looking for reference images to help inspire and inform your artistic work? Look no further! The reference photos found here, are meant to provide you with helpful painting and drawing inspiration. So that you will be able to find the perfect source material for your next artistic study and/or project.

Learn how to paint a landscape in this landscape painting tutorial. With helpful process images, that will guide you through steps for painting landscapes!

Coming up with ways to improve and find inspiration for new landscape painting ideas for beginners can be hard... I can remember one of my first outdoor painting ventures when learning to paint in Italy, it was a wondrous feeling being able to paint outside and study the landscape... but what to study when you're not in Italy is the question;) Here are several ideas to start working on your landscape paintings where you are at!

Thomas Hill (September 11, 1829 - June 30, 1908) was a brilliant American artist known for his atmospheric landscape paintings. Most of his landscape paintings feature the Yosemite Valley and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Hill was associated with the Hudson River School, which refers to a group of painters who painted large scale

Need painting inspiration and lacking reference photos? See what is included in my full library of reference photos here.

The Landscape Painter’s Guide to Selecting Reference Photos

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