Paul Cezanne

Paul Cezanne was born in Aix en Provence. His father was not too keen on him being an artist, but Cezanne was determined to continue his passion. His work is very unique, and he is known for his landscapes around Aix.
He used vibrant colors in many of his landscapes. However, his painting of the Sculls has different color range than the landscape. The sculls have more grays, and blacks then the landscape, which has brighter greens, blues, and yellows. In the skulls, you do see some whites and yellow, but the shaded background makes the painting very different from the landscape. The sculls painting is also a still life set up, where the landscape is from life.
In terms of texture his individual brush strokes (as opposed to smoother brush strokes) makes his paintings look looser, and especially in the trees, which gives the branches an airier look, as if they are moving. His brush strokes also help indicate the shadows and highlights on the skulls, which form the shapes of the skulls nicely. He was able to make his sculls look hollow, especially in the eye sockets.