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J. M. W. Turner

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“J. M. W. Turner was an English Romantic painter and printmaker known for his innovative landscapes, seascapes, and dramatic use of light and atmosphere. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists in Western art history.”

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Pursue the effects of light as a central truth of painting, since light reveals form, mood, and the drama of the natural world.
Let experience, not formulas, guide the work; art should grow from direct seeing, feeling, and experimentation.
Observe nature directly and relentlessly; the living world, especially light, weather, water, and atmosphere, should be studied from life rather than copied from convention.