The document discusses how visual artists portray their environments from their own perspectives by deciding what to include or leave out, and how they communicate not just what they see but also what they hear, feel, and smell. It provides examples of natural environment elements like landscapes, foliage, and animals as well as man-made environments like cityscapes, architecture, and vehicles, then lists examples of artists like Ansel Adams, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O'Keeffe who depicted such environments.

1. VISUAL ART & ENVIRONMENTS Photo by: Ansel Adams

2. By studying environments, artists have the power to portray their environment from their own point of view. The artist decides what information include and what to leave out. Artists communicate more than what they see in their environment, they record what they hear, feel and smell. The artist expresses how their environment makes them feel when they interact with it.

3. NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS Wide Sweeping Landscapes Paths Flowers Foliage Animals Water Rocks

4. MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS Wide Cityscapes Architecture Streets Vehicles Signs Advertising

5. EXAMPLES Ansel Adams Winslow Homer Georgia O’Keeffe Richard Diebenkorn John Evans Walker Evans Richard Haas Romare Beardon Mark Bradford Andy Goldsworthy

6. Ansel Adams

11. Winslow Homer

16. Georogia O’Keeffe

21. Richard Diebenkorn

26. John Evans

29. Walker Evans

36. Richard Haas

43. Romare Beardon

48. Mark Bradford

53. Andy Goldsworthy