Of Washington Allston's 'Rising Of A Thunderstorm At Sea'

At first glance I would describe this artwork as a busy piece of art, but taking a closer look I think the painting gives off a happy, positive and united feeling. The artwork overall is very detailed and there are many hidden messages making it something inspirational. I really like inspiring or any art with a deep meaning behind it. It gives off something even more special when there's a hidden important lesson in the artwork, which this painting has. All in all,

“Stormy Weather” was written in 1933 by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and first performed by Ethel Waters at the Cotton Club in Harlem. This song captures the very essence of the Great Depression time period, which is why it was selected as one of the first two songs to be played on the mixtape. With lyrics such as “life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere” can showcase Stormy Weather as a representation of the turmoil United States citizens were facing. Ethel Waters voice and the melody of the music do a great job of translating the lyrics is such a way that listeners can envision and relate to the pain and heartache the song is portraying.

I like this painting because of the feeling and memories it reminds me of. The water and rocks remind me of all my childhood memories of swimming in the water and hiking mountains. The bright and light colors create a cheerful and

The image shows a sailing ship, it could be an optimistic view of the painter expressing their particular direction of their goals and how we make choices in life. Or goals that are merely drifting away because it is difficult to get what we want out of life at times. Also sailing away could be a form of independence and freedom were we wish to break free from the constraints of everything we do in our daily lives. sailing on stormy waters depicts the difficulty of our choices and that things might be tough going forward. Or simply the strong desire to change life symbolizing the positive changes of our

I chose to study and analyze J.M.W. Turner’s Slave Ship for this project and found it to be very interesting. Immediately while looking at the piece you get a strong sense of emotion and drama that is being portrayed. There is a lot of depth and warmth in the colors that are used and wide swift brush strokes to create the images. The first image that caught my eye was of waves crashing on the left side of the painting. The white tips of the waves are very noticeable against the softer shades of the ocean. Behind the waves is a ship which is the next part of the painting that drew my attention. The ship seems to be caught in the rough waves of the sea and barely able to keep afloat. There is a glimmer of light from the sun peeking through

The fishhooks from far away look like waves done in oil, but once you stand close to the painting you can see the texture of the fish hooks are actually creating the waves. The tactile quality of the fishhooks creates a sense of implied lines as well. When looking at the image of the ocean, the brain sees the curved lines of the waves, but there are actually no lines there just fish hooks. Isla also presented atmospheric perspective because the image looks like the sea goes on for miles and miles. Also, there is a vanishing point where the horizon meets the sea, alluding to the illusion of depth. The complementary colors of the sea, green with the black, creates a picture of a chaotic ocean rather than a calm

This painting by Leonardo Bazzaro symbolizes the poem in a way that no other painting can do, the pain and despair that goes into every word of the poem is reflected on the faces of those on the canoe in the painting. It brings in all of the aspects of the highs and lows of each stanza. They are taking a moment, a precious heartbeat of their time while the sun slowly sets into the horizon to think, to say a prayer. As the woman bows her head to take a moment to collect and compose her thoughts, a flood of emotions rushes through her and she takes a minute to realize that even her darkest days she must praise. Even though

The horizontal lines of the land represent calmness and te diagonal and vertical lines of the sea represents power and ever changing . There is a contrast with these two such as the sea is ever changing and the land that is hard slow to change. Next I looked at the shapes of the painting. With landscapes, such as this painting, there is organic shapes that show the chaos and never ending change of the ocean and storm that is pounding the land that is calm. I then looked at the contrast of the waves and land then the sky and storm. The waves are dark with the land being light with the opposite light above the dark waves and dark above the light land area. It makes it seem like the storm clouds are passing with the rising of the

The feel of the picture lends to emotions of unease and recognition of sexual innuendo. The colors of the painting are vibrant, but for the most part are dark. The heavy tones and shades of the colors are well balanced throughout the piece. It can be noted that the brightest shades of color are found on areas depicting the actual woman. In areas that are understood as landscape, the colors are more dreary and create a sense of instability. Even Hess observes that the

The first thing I look for in a good painting is colors or vibrant. Next, I looked deeper than the color and I saw emotion. This paint made me feel like I was there, it gave me the visual I needed. This painting speaks to me. I really enjoy this painting because it is a message to us, not only African Americans but Caucasians also. When you look at this paint from a non-African point of view. One may see a bunch of angry black men beating up white men. However, if you look deeper into it and you notice the little things, such as the chains in the back, that fact that all the blacks in this painting do not have any type of clothing on, only a human diaper. You can see the passion in these Africans eyes, and the fear in the Whites face. This painting is a wake-up call for to something we all should know. That our textbooks do not mention. This painting is personal to me because any kind of information I can gain on slavery and how the process went down, also how they press came to an end. I am all for it. Slavery is such a touchy subject for me… not because my great grandparents were slaves or anything in that nature. However, because I feel like not enough people in the world are educated on it. I believe that a lot of our textbooks and things we are “taught” by the teacher are “sugar coated” because we do not get the full brutality of what was going on, or for what

“The Sound of the Sea” is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, describing the sounds of the sea and relating it to human inspiration. Through only auditory images of the sea and other powerful natural forces, Longfellow effectively alludes to the nature of human inspiration. Through detailed and sensory imagery, Longfellow communicates the subtle details of the human soul and how inspiration functions.

The painting is a realistic representation of a woman, a man and small child enjoying a boat ride. Cassatt used several different principles in her artwork. The water is a bright blue, but the boat is yellow and white so it stands out amongst the body of water. That's a wonderful way to show contrast. The woman's dress takes on almost a checkerboard pattern.

I think the artist is able to communicate the bad condition of the ship and its crew is in. The mood of the work is scary and gloomy. The design and intensity of the waves, the changing weather, and the ships in the ocean seem to make the scene come alive. It really conveys a since of naturalism in the painting the way it depicts the environment around the ship.

The beautiful painting is a visual treat to anyone laying eyes on it. The blue sky the wavy water the sailboats all are ironic to any coastal shore. The moon on the distance is an indication that it’s early dusk or dawn. The sea looks windswept but calm and clear rather than stormy and angry. The ship is setting out on a long journey but the butterflies are an indication to a positive spin on departure so it’s probably intended for people who have had or will have firsthand experience with departure and those emotions.

When I saw the painting for the first time it grabbed my attention. At first I thought it was the beautiful colors that attracted me to the painting, but it was more. In the picture the shadowy men look scared. They looked as though they were trying to run away from something and this lake that forms into this river that is surrounded by tall grass is the way out, or at least a place to hide until the coast is clear. During that time in my life I felt