Analysis Of A Quick Nap

Some rocks are stretching all the way to the center of the lake, where some people and their cattle are standing. The whole painting don’t have any special focus because the artist didn’t give any part more attention. The whole scene seems clear and calm in a sunny weather. The sunlight comes from the top part of the sky behind trees around the lake on the right side of the painting.

However, the desert scene and mountains suggest that this was painted in Southern California. In the background, one can see a man leading a pack animal, a woman, and an infant along a road towards the church, identified by the cross on the rooftop. There are no shadows to define form in the background. This is, again, a contrast to the shadows made by the Madonna in the foreground. The lack of shadows, however, does not make the background look flat. The Impressionist styled painting and the lack of detail in the background creates a distant look that gives depth to the painting. The numerous contrasts between the background and the foreground allows the artist to subtly draw the viewer?fs attention towards the foreground. These contrasts help grab the viewer?fs gaze and direct it to the most important part of the painting: the woman and baby.

The spot people are staying at is illuminated. One of the styles of the Hudson River School painters’ is a greater emphasis on the quality of the light in specific scenes. Church went further by extending the richness of his visions into greater, but a very realistic view. The sunlight looks very bright, but natural and people seem to be moving along with the light. Such a technique can be interpreted as a symbolism in this painting. The sunshine covers the strangers and illuminates their way into forest. This is showing the willingness of the nature to let people explore its treasures and the patronage over them. By putting the explorers on the foreground of the picture, on the very bottom of it, the author expresses the idea of the beginning of their adventurous trip to taming the

What do I notice from the paintings is a figure sitting all alone amidst a rainy storm as if he or she awaits change at a turning point in their life. The starkness of the painting shows the figures emotions and feelings are strong and yet there is always sunshine after the rain.

All the colors that surrounded were Dull, Plain, and Neutral. It was pastel pink, the frills that covered The chest and created the three-fourths sleeve. The dress made me realize how skillful the seamstress was.

The next question we usually ask ourselves is “why?” why the color, why the worn out look of the farmhouse, why the surroundings, in general why is the painting depicted like this? That brings up the need to analyze the work of art at hand. When focusing on this painting, you can see a few birds soaring over the farmhouse. They’re quite small so there’s some difficulty telling if they’re flying towards or away from the farmhouse. It is still very probable that they flew over it at some point in time though. The lines in the painting are mostly depicted in the trees, and outer walls of the farmhouse. Standing firm the trees look, and or represent strength and dominance. It makes you wonder if there’s still hope for the dead looking environment surrounding the farmhouse. When first observing this painting; the thoughts were generally negative such as; sad, abandoned, lonely, and depressing, etc. The painting is indeed centered, and the focal point is obviously the farmhouse.

Another interesting part of this canvas is the direction of the reflections showing from the water. Van Gogh tries gives us this sense of calm movement with the reflection of the lighting going in a downward course. Also, the artist shows the viewer the grouping from the stars, to the lights from the houses, to the reflection form the water and which again it gives us the sense of the lighting going in a downward motion.

Overall, the dimensions of this painting, with frame, 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm); painted surface 9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (23.8 x 16.5 cm). This work is done with Tempera and gold on wood, with original engaged frame. The damage caused at the bottom of the original frame is from candles lit before the picture, which was used for private devotion. The painting has a powerful presence despite its size. It captures the eye from a long way, and commands, from a closer view,

On a rainy Saturday morning, I decided to go to the San José Museum of Art and view Night Shadows in the Crossroads: American Scene Prints from Thomas Hart Benton to Grant Wood exhibit. When I initially glanced at the artifact online, the simplicity and suspense of it left me wondering as to what the deeper meaning of it was. As I opened the door of the exhibition, my nose instantly absorbed the smell of dog food. The dim lights set a

Just like it name, the painting shows a very unique theme, and it also carries a unique elements, especially with the color and the way that Reed combine two themes into one painting. When I look at it the first times, the thing that caught my eyes is the length of the painting. The painting had a shape of a rectangle, the width of the painting cover one whole middle wall, and around ten percent of the left and right wall, and the content of

showing the beautiful side of nature. At the right side of the painting just outside the city’s

I really liked the way the artist painted her robe coming off of her shoulder, and the way the scarf drapes the sides of her face.

What do people think of when they first hear the word nap? Everyday sayings such as snatching a nap, being caught napping, snoozing, or stealing forty winks are all beneficial daily activities we need to add to our busy life. If we do, we will be more awake and capable to reach our full potential as an individual. People don’t realize how important a nap can be. Although popular beliefs suggest that naps are a waste of time, naps actually increase productivity by resting the brain.

Then there are also many psychological lines to be seen in the work. One such line is of the woman and the floor, where she is staring down towards it. Another is from the young child and the store clerk, showing a defiance between the two. Next, light and value are not very contrasting in this painting, with only the basic highlights and the shadows seen. It isn’t completely contrasting or contradicting since the colors blend well together with close to the same value ranges, dark colors seen throughout except for the people’s pale faces. There also seems to be a variety of light sources since the woman’s face along with the shop clerk and the young boy’s is lit up by what seems to be a light bulb since they’re much brighter and highlighted and then the men and women in the back aren’t really as bright, except for the ones who close to the open door, creating a blue tinge from the outside light. The shapes shown through the painting is shown to be either very round or very geometrical. There are organic shapes in things such as the umbrella or even the back of the chair, but mostly it is either straight lines and geometrical shapes. The volume shown in the painting is very much implied, correctly showing the

Many elements and principles are portrayed in this art piece. To begin with, the first thing I see and grabs my attention is the swirling wind. Rhythm and Movement can be seen and it creates a flow to the rest of the painting in which leads your eyes to follow along the path of the swirl and brings you to the next subject. It allowed me to view the art piece up to down and left to right, as I started from the swirl to the stars