Beatrix Potter (British 1866-1943) was a botanical artist and creator of one of the best selling children's books of all time "The Tale of Peter Rabbit". She started her artistic career by creating exquisite watercolor studies of plants, animals, mushrooms and flowers and other natural objects. Here are some examples:
Mouse Study by Beatrix Potter
Mushroom Study by Beatrix Potter
Here is a study of Peter Rabbit, who began the star🌟 of her internationally famous children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Here is a video where you can learn more about Beatrix Potter:
Judith Leyster ( Dutch 1609-1660) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. She painted portraits, still lifes and genre paintings. She was very accomplished at an early age. She was the only woman to enter the Haarlem's Saint Luke Guild of painters, and ran her own studio where she had three students!🎈🎈🎈 She was cited by writer/poet, Samuel Ampzing (Dutch 1590-1632)in the book Beschrijvinge endelof der stadt Haerlemas one of the most important artists of Haarlem when she was only nineteen.😃 In 1893 it was discovered that one of her paintings "The Happy Couple", had been mistakenly attributed to Frans Hals--her signature was revealed under a fake Frans Hals signature!!!👀 Judith Leyster's last name meant "North Star". She adopted a signature that features her initials and a star.🌟
Josefa de Óbidos (1630-1684) was a Spanish born Portuguese Painter. Approximately 150 works of art have been attributed to Josefa de Óbidos, making her one of the most prolific Baroqueartists in Portugal. She was able to make her living and support herself independently as an artist. Her entire family was artistic. Her father Balthasar Gomes Figueira (Portuguese 1604-1674) was an artist who painted altarpieces and still-lifes. Her uncle, Bernabe de Ayala (Spanish 1625-1689), was a follower of Francisco Zurbaran (Spanish, 1598-1664). She was famous for painting still lifes, religious subjects as well as an being an accomplished engraver. She was visited by many women who wanted to watch her paint or have their portraits painted by her.
She received a very important commissions for several churches. One of her most important commissions was to paint several scenes for the altarpiece at The Church of Santa Maria de Obidos in Portugal. Her most well known portrait is the one of Faustino das Neves, which is the collection of The Municipal Museum of Obidos.
Portrait of Faustino Das Neves by Josefa De Obidos
She was the subject of a one woman exhibition at The National Museum Of Women In The Arts in 1997, Washington DC entitled "The Sacred And The Profane".🎊😊
Hers is a video where you can see more of her work:
