Granville Richard Seymour Redmond, 'the California Landscape'

Granville Richard Seymour Redmond was a gifted painter from the start, however from a very young age he was struck with scarlet fever and after the age of 3, he was found to be deaf. The family moved to San Jose, California to help him at the California School for the Deaf. His talent for drawing was noticed straight away and found very helpful instructors and later was able to receive training with Arthur Mathews. Afterward, he won a scholarship to study in Paris at Academie Julian. Eventually, upon return to America, he settled in L.A. and became noticed by the famous silent screen actor Charley Chaplin. Chaplin gave Redmond use of a studio on his lot and also became a patron. Redmond was also included in some of the films and was an advisor to Chaplin. The landscape works of Redmond have become highly collectible and his talent demonstrated he was able to paint the West Coast with feeling and clever technique.

[@bizzybee852]

I think Granville Redmond may be my new favorite artist. Thank you for sharing his paintings with us.

[@catalinamaria4014]

I really enjoy these videos-they’re fantastic! It would be wonderful to see more women artists featured on the channel. I haven’t seen any so far, and there are so many incredible women masters to discover and appreciate. Thank you for considering this!

[@tonywestmore152]

Excellent video of a great artist - we hear little about 👍👍👍

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

You guys are so good. Thanks for this great presentation.

[@pchabanowich]

The lifeline of Granville's biography is amazing, and his work is marvelously rendered. It is wonderful to endlessly discover these people and their works - thank you for this, for me, superb introduction.💐

[@pauldow1648]

Fascinating, I was enthralled both by your narrative and Redmond's work.

[@wemblyfez]

Wonderful; another great overview. Loved the control of his colors. One would think that so much color in the foreground would completely destroy the rest of the painting. But he makes it work. Thanks again for introducing me/us to Redmond.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Another excellent video! Thanks!!! Apropos of the importance of values, there is a great saying: values do all the work, and colour takes all the credit.

[@gammelllackinstitute]

Well stated

[@philipu150]

I found this exploration especially valuable in its discussion of some of the means by which a painter approaches and applies his or her craft. The note on the two-fold nature of consideration of the landscape -- both the natural scene as presented and the analysis by "the discerning mind" to distinguish what actually is prompting the artist to wish to portray the scene -- is a concise presentation of this duality for any visual artist. I say this as a B&W photographer whose primary interest is not landscape. How easy it is to be captivated by non-visual factors and then be disappointed in the result because the discernment was lacking!
Redmond's talent is clear, whether one is fond of the more Impressionist features of his technique, such as the dotted skies, or not. His marvelous composition serves any visual artist, and those working in color have a rich treasure in his work.

[@stephenmissal8260]

Wonderful introduction to a talented artist I was completely unaware of. Thanks!

[@kalaysia77]

Thank you. I saw an exhibition of his work at the Oakland Museum many years ago. I bought the exhibition catalog and look at it from time to time. I enjoyed this video very much.

[@davebean9119]

I think it’s good seeing all those artist, some I never heard of!