Thomas ColeLandscape painting was very important during the 19th century. Thomas Cole was one of the most important figures of landscape painting in the United States. He visited many places in search of nature, which he painted to show the incomparable beauty created by nature. His artwork helped people see and be proud of their great land, called America. Cole's works often made people feel like they needed to get out into nature and discover the inspiring world of mother earth. Thomas Cole, born February 1, 1801 in Lancashire, England, found himself working as a textile printer and wood engraver at fourteen. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cole returned to his parents in 1819 in Ohio; this is where he learned to paint in oil and use different types of oil painting techniques under the supervision of a portrait painter, Stein. Cole was very impressed and impressed by the landscapes of the “new world” and how magnificent they were compared to where he came from, which was England. Cole found that art came naturally to him and eventually taught himself how to observe nature and still life. He began by illustrating American trees, plants, animals, and even Native Americans. With his nature sketches he created several paintings including the famous "The Course of Empire", "The wood chopper" and "The Oxbow". By early 1826, Thomas Cole was most famous for being the creator of the National Academy of Draft. As the founder, Cole was urged by fans to paint American landscapes, but Cole wanted to create a landscape painting that could express moral and religious meanings. He painted and painted and then in 1836 he married and settled in Catskill, New York, with Maria Bartow. In Catskill he created a beautiful landscape painting of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River. It is said to have had a great impact on artists such as Frederick Church and Albert Bierstadt. Unfortunately, Cole died prematurely of an illness on February 11, 1848. But his life was not fruitless, he helped lead to the creation of the first landscape school called the Hudson River School; where many other prominent artists came. Thomas Dougherty, Asher Brown Durand, Albert Bierstadt, and others came from the Hudson River School and all became Romantic Realists and painted the American countryside. These realists combined detailed panoramic images with moral insights, which ... in the center of the card ... ce with some trees taken on the right side of the painting. The image is painted as if viewers are caught in a moment of time. The artist cannot be seen at first glance because he is very small in the photo, but he is there in the image. It seems that Cole tries to convince the viewer to see beyond their field of vision to see the colors, lights and art of nature. The storm can be seen as humans eventually wiping out the wilderness and replacing it with its possessions. Thomas Cole is one of the best realists around. He made Americans and non-Americans see the beauty in nature, the opportunities, the possibilities, and a future in America. He not only inspired a nation but also inspired many artists to achieve their goals in the art world. Cole was a brilliant and talented artist and did a great job influencing the art world. Works Cited The Hudson River School: American Landscape Artists. New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1996.http://faculty.evansville.edu/Lucie-Smith, Edward. American realism. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994. Stokstad, Marilyn. History of art. Rev. ed. Vol.2.New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995. 973-974. Yaeger, Bert D.