In this painting I see a lot of lines. When looking at this painting your eye moves horizontally across the page. Not only does the actual content of the painting promote the use of line (it is a painting of a horizon), but the brush strokes also create vivid lines. The two most linear object in this painting (the horizon and the jetty) are also the darkest lines. The dark lines train your eye to look at the rest of the painting horizontally. The use of different colored lines in the water actually give it depth though it is just made up of straight horizontal lines. To show depth in the sky Elizabeth used a pattern of diagonal lines in the sky to make the clouds seem like they are moving to you. This painting at first glance could look really flat, but once you notice the use of lines it becomes more alive and life-like.
Judith Anderson, Daisy's in the Field, 2014
When I look at this painting I automatically am
drawn the the value of the colors chosen for this painting. More abstractly,
this painting doesn't look like a painting of daisy's but a scale of different
values. If you start at the bottom of the painting the values of the color are
much lighter but get progressively darker as you work your way up the painting.
The progression of the values is calming to my eye and automatically draws my
eye upward so I am able to take in the whole painting. But even as I take in
the whole painting, the daisy's seem to be very understated and it does not
seem like they are in a field like the title suggests. Overall, I think this
painting speaks to color and value more than actual content.
No comments:
Post a Comment