Jammie Burks Sinking Analysis

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.

His hand is positioned on the bottom left of the frame with the fingers and palm situated towards the middle left side. The shoulders positioned in the top third cut through representing a horizon. The direction of the fingers makes your eye travel around the painting, the tie the slices through the middle of the shirt, the cuff of the shirt cuts across to stop your eye falling out of the frame, the lightness balancing all the darkness. The mouth dominates the image and drags you eye back to the

The outline of the painting is contrast of dark dull depressing colors. These colors will help make the white pop out to show some symbols. The colors on the background and the people's clothing have a mixture of blue, light blue, orange, red, and brown. This helps enhances the pale skin, the background sky, and the flying soul.

One way specific, this painting expressed the rhythm with the wavy hair. All the parts of the hair have no pointy ends, it flows smoothly with the all the other portions of the hair, making ocean wave shapes. I think the author was trying to emphasize the waviness of the hair. Also, she uses depth to help express the painting. Its zoomed up on the backside of a person’s head, only showing hair with only one body part showing. The body part can be seen on top of the painting which appears to be the person’s neck. Furthermore, she paints a natural light gold color for the hair, but the gender of the person is unknown. Though the hair is long and wavy, it appears to be more masculine than feminine. She was probably emphasizing the equal elements of a man and woman. Overall, the painting leaves the audience with a warm feeling that uses the rhythm of hair to express

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

The first thing that catches the attention of the audience is the boat containing two people in the lower center of the painting. The characters are noticeable due to their white clothing which contrasts from the dull gray of the sky and water. Another noticeable aspect of the painting is the line dividing the water and the cloudy sky, which is not straight and fades at certain points. Lastly, Hannah uses simple shapes like the rectangular sky and water, the triangular boat, and the round, long shaped people in the boat.

Lillian M. Genth painted many female nudes throughout her career. One of them, titled June, was done in 1913 and is currently featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The piece depicts a woman standing in a wooded field. Her gaze is fixed on a pond that lies in front of her. The relationship between the woman and the pond produces the thought of reflection; she is not only looking at an image of herself but also experiencing a moment of contemplation. Furthermore, she is taking the time to appreciate her own body.

When I first picked up the book for Winslow, I didn’t expect to be inspired by his work. Yet, besides other artists his artwork stuck out to me, mainly the ones water related. I decided to choose “The Blue Boat,” as my modern masterpiece because I felt that it was a combination of his drawings including people, as well as his drawings of nature and the sea. It was a balance between the types of artwork he created, and my interest in the sea. When I first brought in the my sketch I thought of using paint, but seeing that Winslow did use watercolor at one point, I decided to go with that. In the drawing I was going for a more dystopian feel, so i didn't want to dilute the blue too much. I kept a dark tone to the piece and created a contrast between the dark colors of the top of the page, and the light colors of the bottom of the page.  To modernize the piece I added buildings, smoke stacks and a Mcdonald's sign to the background. The piece shows what could happen if pollution gets out of hand, murky lakes and smoke filled skies. In the piece I replaced the trees with buildings, and with the buildings I tried to create a visual equilibrium between the two sides of the piece. Throughout the entire time of drawing and coloring the piece, I enjoyed the challenge of using a new

More specifically, the subordination of the sea with the boats allow the subject of the piece, the volcano, to stand out even though it is placed in the top right corner of the painting. The value of the white gives an intense saturation of the orange from the volcano. This allows for the night to seem smokey from the eruption. Also, the blackness of the water gives the illusion of

In this artwork, Palomino has placed Mary at the center of the painting, which is an implied triangle. The writer uses an idea of light on the top of the Virgin Mary head. There is a white dove on the top of the painting, which transmits light to her face. The focal point lies on the face of Mary as it is well-defined and the painter has emphasized her face with white color, which brings out the light. This painting has both variety and unity. Unity lies in the color, which is the primary color blue. The whole background of the painting is covered with blue. Similarly, the clothes of Mary are also blue in color. Also, there are numerous cherubim on each side of the painting and they all are painted with the primary color red. Moreover, there is great variety in

In the painting, one can see a ship sail away in the distance against the backdrop of a bloodred sky that matches the red masts of the ship. The sails of the ship are not unfurled, indicating the ship is preparing for heading into a storm. As one looks to the nearer foreground, one may see the many outlines of bodies floating in the sea. The dark skin and shackles indicate that these are the overthrown bodies of slaves. Upon closer inspection, one may see fish, and other sea creatures, being lured into the scene, possibly to eat the slaves.

The color palette was set to have the shallow reef with bright vivid colors but the drop off in the reef had darker colors to completely black as it went deeper. I feel as if this was conveying to the real world as an analogy, it’s more about going into the unknown and not knowing what’s there but curiosity is what drives us to know more. The shallow reef’s bright colors were indicating the “small and happy” community staying safe from the outside world.

When observed, the first thing a person notices about this painting is the color blue. The color blue is used for both the sea and the sky and it gives the painting a refreshing feeling. The palm tree at the right side of the painting also contributes to this feeling of refreshment. The painting “Dawn of Christianity (Flight into Egypt)” also has many symbolisms.

The second painting that caught my eye was Ships in a Stormy Sea Off a Coast by Ludolf Backhuysen. The painting was created in circa 1700 to 1705. It is oil on canvas, and the picture plane is 59 3/8 inches to 91 1/8 inches. The original painting can be found at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The painting portrays ships that are struggling to stay topside against the raging storm. The painting can be found in the European collection because Backhuysen was a Dutch artist.

There are differing shapes, such as the heater to one side and the bowl of fruit in the background, but not much to break up the painting. That being said, the unity and the symmetry of weight on both sides adds to the harmony and feeling of wholeness, which gives the painting a calming effect. Due to the darkness of the backdrop and table legs, the emphasis is on the woman. She is not moving, but appears frozen in time, like she could continue eating and drinking at any moment, giving the painting a surreal, dream-like