Cornish Hills

Tones: Pale Blue, Forest Green, Light Olive, Warm Moss About The Print: A cluster of trees sit atop a sweeping green feild dotted with sheep and an old hand built fence. A light blue sky with sparse clouds stretches off into the distance. Oil on canvas. About The Artist: John White Alexander, started as an office boy at Harper's Weekly in New York and became an illustrator in 1875. He taught drawing at Princeton University, traveled extensively, studied at the Royal Academy in Munich and traveled in Italy, eventually moving to Paris, where he exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. His works include a mural for the Library of Congress in 1895 and another for the Carnegie Institute in 1905. Alexander received numerous awards for his art throughout his career.