Passing Storm Painting Descriptions

Alpine Landscape is an oil painting by German artist Julius Lange at 1866. It is considered that this painting might be based on sketches from 1856 or may date from a later trip to Switzerland. The painting basically shows a scene of mountains and a lake from a lakeside. Mountains and clouds in the sky are presented in the background. On the foot of the mountain is a lake surrounded by disorganized rocks and plants.

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,

The content of Bierstadt’s painting, Sierra Nevada, shows beautiful distant mountain peaks covered by dense fog and clouds. A river flows through a valley in the mountains that forms into a waterfall and then empties into a vast body of bright blue-green water. Tree limbs and rocks are submerged in the water near the shoreline; there is also a reflection of the waterfall and the surrounding mountains on the water surface below. The tall mountains diminish the wildlife below, the family of three deer by the shore are barely distinguishable along the sandy beach. A few trees line the far end of the shore accompanied by various

Thomas Cole, born in England, is known for his paintings of the American wilderness, specifically for his painting The Oxbow, which portrays Mount Holyoke in Northampton, Massachusetts after a thunderstorm. This work, now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, was painted with oil on canvas in 1836. The painting is very large with measurements of 130.8 x 193 cm. The work depicts mountains and valleys with greens and browns where the left half of the sky is dark and gloomy, as it is still in the midst of the storm, and the right half shows a bright scene with fluffy white clouds (Kahn Academy). The most dominant aspect of the painting is the oxbow, the “U” shaped bend in the river (Dictionary.com). In The Oxbow, Thomas Cole uses the elements line, space, shape, and color in order to intricately portray the sense of calm after a storm in Northampton,

The Drouth Stricken Area was painted in 1934 by Alexandre Hogue, currently the art piece located at The Dallas Museum of Art l in the American Art section level 4. The size of the art is 30X42.24 in. It is an Oil on canvas.

The work is very smooth and fluid making it appear much like a photograph. The oil is not built up on top of itself keeping it very two dimensional. The colors vary between dark and light throughout the painting. In the top right corner, the sun, outside the painting, shining down, aluminates the castle and also the lone tree at the bottom left corner. Besides the back cliff, the rest of the painting is in shadow and displayed in a much more melancholy tone. The colors that Cole focuses on, to display the sharp contrast between rock and nature, are mostly dark greens and gold. The striking blue of the river stands out dramatically from the rest of the colors and draws the eye after the initial citing. The grey in the cloud is the only place where I can find that shade of gray in the work, and it sets itself apart from the snow white clouds in the background. The color helps draw the eye immediately to the castle on the hill. My eyes then fallow the flow of the river down to the tree, which is illuminated by a beam of sunlight.

We can also see the use of black shades to create a hole at the bottom part of the rock. With his excellent use of colors, we can identify the good, healthy and green grass from the bad, unhealthy, brown grasses. Looking beyond the main focus of the painting, he uses colors to separate the sky from the land in the background creating a solid form of perspective on the painting. He also uses colors to create water forms as seen behind the young character. Now, for the sky, he uses shades of white to magnificently differentiate the thick clouds from the light ones. He also uses this to create a source to light to the whole area. All these put together creates a splendid, realistic and familiar atmosphere for the viewers to relate with.

The use of lines in Stone City is one of the key visual elements in this painting. The artist used many contour lines to define the boundaries between the trees and the valley, the river and the land, and even the long roads from the hills as it winds through the countryside. Wood also incorporated a lot of implied lines into his artwork. The trees and bushes that line the hills create a line of sight which draws the eye of the viewer to the house on the river, which is the focal point of this painting. The lines all move in different directions and help the artist highlight different aspects of the painting. Around the city and in the foreground of the painting the artist uses a lot of horizontal lines, which gives the town a calm sensation. As we move away from the city, we find a lot of vertical lines which denote growth. We also find a lot of diagonal lines which imply action in the painting. The diagonal lines are predominantly used by the artist in the creation of the roads and

This art design was created by a man named, George Inness. He is an American artist and this just so happens to be one of his well-known paintings. Inness’s is known for landscape painting. His education is in “National Academy Museum and School”. The painting of his artwork, “The Lackawanna Valley” is a 2D piece of art; it shows very interesting elements. Two important elements that stick out are value and lines. You can tell from the background of the picture how the mountains are very light because it’s something that’s supposed to be seen from very far away and once you get closer to the actual flat land the color starts to darken and appear more clear. He used a lot of organic and irregular lines to demonstrate the trails. The colors shown

On the top there are some houses of people settle.Michael use the color to represent the contrast, it give the viewers a strong feeling. He only use curving line to draw the river at the bottom of the cliff, it shows the movement in the whole picture. Then the whole view he painted on a man’s face its shows the proportion, I think it also catch the point of the cliff dweller. Michael use most of the cool tone to portray the landscape, the trees, water, and cliff all

The lines outline the water, the clouds, the trees, all show the volume and depth of each element. The use of lines surrounding the ocean and land show the division between each land and water. The use of lines on the rocks show the layers and rigid layout of the land instead of just a flat ledge. The painting also has a lot of shape and definition. The clouds have a fullness so you can see the difference between sky and land. I think Bierstadt also used some aerial perspective in this painting. The sky is blue in spots showing that it is further back in the sky. It’s almost like you are looking down on the fishermen from the sky. The light is very bright and tends to stand out over much of the painting. At first glance your eyes are drawn straight to the light because much of the painting is very dark and gloomy. The light would be focal point of the whole piece. The light allows you to clearly see the mountains and the beach. I think a lot of low key values such as the dark clouds and the water were used in the painting. However, a lot of high key values were used such as the sky and the clouds. This painting is one of my all time

This painting shows how close and codependent humans and nature were. How well humans worked together with one another and their world. How peaceful those that are close to nature are, which is why it (nature) must be celebrated and appreciated.

The Scream by Edvard Munch was painted in 1893 during a transitional period in art history between the Realist and Expressionist era. There are four versions of this painting but the most famous of them all is composed of oil, tempura, and pastel on cardboard. Munch’s inspiration came from a peaceful evening walk when he peered down over the Norwegian landscape and suddenly heard an “infinite scream of nature” from the distance. In his artwork, Edvard Munch uses an array of colors, lines, and contrast to depict his internal emotions and display an eerie and ominous scene.

Line is the greatest and most prevalent element used in the painting. The painting is filled with lines from left to right and top to bottom. There are straight lines, curved lines, diagonal lines. The density and length of the lines are also included in the painting. They range from thick to thin and short to long. The horizon line is curved in an “s” wave which helps to give the painting more movement from left to right, unlike a straight horizontal line which would suggest

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