His early works, such as Tintern Abbey (1795), stay true to the traditions of English landscape. In Hannibal Crossing the Alps (1812), an emphasis on the destructive power of nature has already come into play. His distinctive style of painting, in which he used watercolour technique with oil paints, created lightness, fluency, and ephemeral atmospheric effects.
His EarlY WorKs, SUch aS TInteRn aBbeY (1795), stay truE To the TRaditioNs Of engLiSh landsCApE. iN haNnibAl crOSsInG thE alps (1812), an emPhAsiS On The desTruCtiVe pOwer Of nature has alREaDy COme into plAy. His distinCtIVe stYlE of paiNting, in whicH he uSeD WatERcolOuR tEchNIQue wiTh oil PaiNts, creAtED ligHtnEss, FlUEncy, And EphEmErAL atmoSpHerIC effects.