Yosemite No. 8, 2010: iPad print by Hockney from the Yosemite Suite

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Yosemite No. 8 is an iPad drawing by David Hockney from the artist’s Yosemite Suite. The composition depicts a group of stylised Yosemite trees, with trunks rendered in vivid greens, yellows, and deep black tonal contrasts against a soft blue sky and textured sloping ground. Hockney uses expressive digital brushwork and layered colour to create movement and depth throughout the landscape, while the simplified forms emphasise the structure and rhythm of the woodland setting. The work reflects Hockney’s continued interest in perspective, atmosphere, and the expressive possibilities of digital drawing.

Created entirely on iPad, the Yosemite Suite marked an important development in Hockney’s digital practice, demonstrating how contemporary technology could expand the possibilities of landscape art. Produced during the artist’s engagement with Yosemite National Park, the series captures changing light, texture, and spatial relationships with immediacy and precision. The Yosemite works are now regarded among the most significant digital landscapes within Hockney’s wider body of prints and editions, reinforcing Hockney’s role in shaping the evolution of digital landscape drawing.

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