Norman Rockwell's Girl At Mirror

Perhaps the fact that the painting was created near the end of World War II is significant, and she is waiting for her loved ones to return - or, to join them in death. Her body seems to hold tranquility and peace, but her face is turned away, expression hidden from the viewer. She may be at peace, but it is also very possible that she could be in pain, and we cannot see

The daughter has a dreamy expression on her face as she stares contentedly off into the distance. The mother has a kind, gentle expression on her face while she focuses on making her daughter’s hair pretty. The left half of the painting has a mirror that reflects the mother, daughter, a window and cabinet.

The painting is depicting Picasso’s mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. She is looking at herself in the mirror. The woman in the painting has very elegant feature. She has an even complexion and beautiful eyes. One side of her face is yellow which appears to be makeup with a greenish eye shadow and bright red blush. The other side of her face is a lavender color which is the same color as her arm, hands, breasts, stomach, and legs. The lavender side of the face does not have any makeup and is very smooth and blemish free. In the mirror her reflection she has darker purple complexion with added green and red on her face. There is a shadow on her face of the side of her head and neck. Her body is covered in light green lines that are all slanted downward. In the reflection both of her eyes are round and two different shades of red. One is a bright red and the other is a deeper red and they both look out of focus.

This painting is a portrait of an old woman who is sitting on a chair while facing to the left. She is wearing a yellow flower dress with a beige jacket while sitting in an empty room. Her beauty is illustrated by her curly, gray hair and also her wrinkled face, neck, and hands. These details is what makes her look real and pure. I like how detailed it is because it reminds me of my grandmothers.

The painting depicts a young woman in a pink dress sitting down. The background is very dark but three things can be made out by the viewer. Starting with the ground plane of the painting, an orange carpet can be seen covering the entire floor. It is patterned and contains yellows, greens and blues. The cool toned colours are darker in hue than the warm toned. Secondly, there appears to be a cabinet or a desk lining the wall behind her. The wood of the cabinetry is carved with detailed designs and is made of a dark stained wood. Despite the dark background a single red rose can be seen on top of the cabinetry. The rose looks freshly picked and shows no signs of withering in its petals. It is painted in a muted red colour that allows it to stand out on

Her self expression through painting is used as an outlet for her expression as the new individual she has grown to be.

The viewer can see and feel the bond between the mother and the child. I also think the artwork is beautiful and makes a deep impression on the viewer, because of the innocence and peaceful appearance of the infant. The woman has such an intense gaze with the way she is looking at the infant; it gives each viewer an opportunity to interpret it in their own way, concern or admiration, all part of motherhood. The woman’s body language is intriguing because she is replicating the infant’s arm position, maybe to find her own peace. In my search, I discovered that Berthe Morisot was a famous female artist in the 19th century, and in making a choice, this piece of art quickly caught my

In “Mirrors,” Lucy Grealy describes her experience of having jaw cancer, its treatments, and the resulting deformity of her face. At the early age of 9, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with jaw cancer. Because of this, she had to have a large amount of her jaw surgically removed. Growing up, she was taunted by other individuals around her for not having a beautiful face. Her facial deformity kept her from having many friends and having a positive body image.

They are white and blond—two physical attributes the young girl is not. Thus, she comes to the conclusion that being white with lush blond hair is the definition of beauty. In Goldberg’s show, the first thing the audience acknowledges as the little girl steps onto the stage is the white shirt that sits on her head. At first glance it appears as a child who is innocently mimicking what she sees from television, but the true reason behind that is darker than anyone would assume. The shirt represents the young girl’s blond hair as well as a mask obscuring her identity as the black person that she is neither happy nor proud to be. Media glamorizes white beauty and successfully convinces a credulous child into having the mindset that only white is beautiful. It drives the young girl away from her cultural background to the point where she wishes for white skin and blue eyes. Regardless of her own grandmother advising the young girl to stop with her nonsense of a desire, white beauty monopolizes her mind. All she wants is to be beautiful in the standards of

Aside from these positive character traits, there are certain faults in her personality. She is materialistic, manipulative, deluded, selfish and lustful. In the first scene, we get a first impression of her being materialistic. The description of her clothing choices is deemed in a sophisticated and aristocratic manner, as she is described as “daintily dressed in a white suit” (1779). The color white is symbolic of innocence, sophistication, and cleanliness.

The background has areas of dark and light that may be representing a dark part of this woman's life and the light area showing awakening in this woman's soul. To me the woman in the painting is staring out into the world and realizing that there is so much out there for her. That she can walk out of there and not be lost any more. Mrs. Mallard felt the same way. In the room she realized that she can now live her life on her own the way she wants to. She walked out of the room with a sense of

All of these clues point the reader to the conclusion that this she is utterly vulnerable, absolutely defined by her gender, and helplessly entrapped in the limitations society attaches to her. As well as this in the opening scene she has curly blond hair , she is wearing a skimpy dress and lots of makeup – in short, she is the picture of socially contrived femininity. Her eyes are huge and always directed upward, as though from a subservient position.

The style of this picture is storytelling; the girl wore a white dress to parallel purity and youth while it opposes her mannerism and stare. White is usually associated with purity, innocence and a clean nature, which indeed clashes with the dirty cigarette. Her watch and body placement shows the hardships an adult goes through, even though she is not old enough. The print gave depth and profoundness to the rendering in the black and white 2D print. Sally completely captured the essence of defiance and accelerated development into the real world.

The portrait is displayed horizontally with a gold trimmed frame. The subject is a female that looks to be in her early 20’s sitting upright on a large brown chair. If the viewer travels up the painting the first indication of the woman’s class is her satin, blue dress. The saturated blue shines and falls in the light like water. Paired with the dress are her exceptionally detailed endings to her sleeves. The lace is even painted as though it is translucent, allowing a little of the blue dress to show through the sleeve. Flowers throughout history have symbolized innocence of a woman and her virginity. The repeating theme of flowers, in the sleeve cuffs and ribbon) in the woman’s attired suggests her purity or innocent nature. Another very details section of the painting includes the corset/torso details. The sewing suggests texture in the torso with small beading in between. Towards the top of the chest in the center, the female seems to bear an extravagant, ribbon piece with a tear drop bead in the center. The light pink

The idea of this piece is to show the connection between mother and daughter being painted. It shows the time and the classic style of the