Art ASMR 🎧🖌 Watch J. M. W. Turner’s marvelously turbulent seascape, “The Junction of the Thames and the Medway” come to life 🌊 Based on notes in the artist’s sketchbooks, this stormy scene depicts the wide mouth of the Thames joining the North Sea, where the smaller River Medway further churns the waves… To heighten the storm’s impact, Turner artfully manipulated the lighting in this composition. The sails at the right, for instance, are brilliantly lit against the dark clouds. In actuality,

Naturalist Chris Packham sees in the paintings of JMW Turner a meticulousness, an exceptional keenness for detail, that can be called 'hyperfocus'. It points to an obsessive nature that could be an indicator of neurodivergence. Turner's output shows that he was certainly extremely driven to succeed and to be an outstanding artist. Watch Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks on #iPlayer now | and on #BBCTwo tonight at 9pm. | BBC Arts

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Celebrating 250 years of one of the most influential artists in history, J.M.W. Turner. | Newfields