"ART SMART"

English painters and artists have contributed to our country's arts. Some painters and artists are very famous for their work. One famous artist is John Constable, he is famous for painting romantic landscapes.He was said to be the master.

John Constable was born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk. The son of a corn merchant. After he left school he worked in the family business. But he had a strong interest in art and did have since he was a child. In 1795 he met an art collecter and amateur painter Sir George Beaumont, who showed him a landscape painting by Claude Lorrain from his collection, provoking an early interest in art. John began to study art theory and in 1799 persuaded his father to allow him to study painting at the Royal Academy, in London. At this time the Royal Academy was in a state of disorder and so John mainly taught himself to paint. He exhibited his first landscape paintings in 1802 and thereafter studied painting. He developed his own style. In 1816 his father died and left John money this meant he was financially secure so he could at last marry Maria Bicknell. The couple moved to Hampstead Heath, London, in 1821 and had seven children, five of them became artists.

John Constable died in London, on March 31, 1837. On March the 31st this year he has been dead 160 years.

Bye!!!!!! from Sarah (group 3) Passmores School Essex

For more online information about John Constable, check out the Sunsite WebMuseum.