The Arts and Crafts movement was a response to the social and aesthic changes brought on by the Industial Revolution.
Artists in this movement spent a lot of time focusing on quality, appeal, and design because they were discontent with the cold, mechanical, and indifferent face of new 19th century designs.
linen canvas as wood would let the paint run, and paper would fall apart, canvas is tough and would keep the paint where it was put
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Answer: The artist has mainly used a technique called <u>blocking in</u> This is where large areas of color are established at the beginning of a painting.
Explanation: There seem to be two other similar techniques being used together.
The other may be B<u>lending</u> where a lighter color of azure applied and slightly mixed with the blue. And <u>Ala Prima</u> where a new layer is applied before the previous layer has dries