The document discusses how several famous artists influenced each other and other artists through their unique styles and perspectives. M.C. Escher influenced young artists to create art that interested themselves rather than conform to others. The author was influenced by Escher to create their own unique drawing. Edgar Degas was initially influenced by Ingres's classical style but later encountered the Impressionists and adopted a looser style. Claude Monet painted scenes of his future wife that showed how important she was to him and inspired him. Alfred Sisley wanted to make ordinary scenes come alive with blurred vision to show others how everyday things can become art. The document emphasizes that these artists created different works than what was considered normal at the time but continued pursuing their

1. The Influence Done by Famous Artists By Tempe Woodward

3. My Own Art I did this drawing with a pencil because I was very interested in Eschers work and I wanted to try to do something new that he had not done to make it personal to me. He influenced me to show my own kind of art.

5. Ingres When Degas was younger he was greatly influenced by the work of Ingres and loved to paint in a classical style until meeting Monet and the impressionists. Degas had a skill as a draghtsman and because of it his paintings had a feeling of immediacy. He discarded calssical rules of compsition and used an oblique angle with light coming from below to create a new type of theatrical space.

9. In France in the 1870’s, these few artists painted different things that what were considered normal in their time. Even though no one liked their work, they kept on paining what they loved and that is what made their work so powerful. When Monet brought his work to the Juried art show, the Salon de Paris rejected it. Claude Monet Auguste Renoir

10. Alfred Sisley These pictures done by Alfred Sisley shows how he wanted to make ordinary scenes come alive with almost a blurred vision. He thought that by doing this he could show others how even their own back yard can turn into art with the right tools.

11. These pictures, though not done by a famous artist are equally beautiful. Anyone can have a dream, the key is that you should follow as long as you can.