... other holding onto a rope in between her hands. The color of the Portrait seem cold and without feeling. They include the main colors like red, pink, orange, and green. The red carpet along with the green wallpaper decorated with green flowers is far from appealing to the eyes, everything in this painting scream to me as ... to make this painting. It is very large in size about 7ft high and 6ft wide and has very bright colors with bold lines. There are 5 main colors red, blue, yellow, black and white. The painting itself is very flat and there is no depth or texture. There are dots that a...

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... named Chi Peng in 2004. This piece is either a photograph or a painting. But I would have to say my thought is a painting because there are many small red airplanes flying around so it is not exactly real. I would label it realism with some abstract to it. The painting shows the backside of a naked man standing in ... the curved building to the middle top of the painting. The airplanes are also pointing this direction. I really like the color scheme in this painting. The primary colors are red (the airplanes) and blue (the building). The neutral colors are black (the reflections of the ...

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... eyes was so vivid that one would think that the portrait had wholes, and real eyes were on the portrait. There was one particular painting that caught my eye right at a glance. The painter was Anthionie de Lorme painted in Holland, c 1610-1673. The title of the painting was Interior of church at night. ... It was painted on canvas. The reason that it caught my eye was because of all the different shapes that this picture had. The different shapes made this painting more interesting.Some of the shapes were rectangles, squares, circles, ... on one side of the picture. There is no one in ...

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... eyes was so vivid that one would think that the portrait had wholes, and real eyes were on the portrait. There was one particular painting that caught my eye right at a glance. The painter was Anthionie de Lorme painted in Holland, c 1610-1673. The title of the painting was Interior of church at night. ... It was painted on canvas. The reason that it caught my eye was because of all the different shapes that this picture had. The different shapes made this painting more interesting.Some of the shapes were rectangles, squares, circles, ... on one side of the picture. There is no one in ...

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... on canvas composition illustrates a young lady of the 18th century. The artist draws the ones eye to the lady by making the background dark and plain and making the foreground bright with lots of colors. The artist put a red drape behind the head of the lady; this helps bring out the color of her face and ... realism in her outfit. It seems as though one could reach out and touch the dress. While the background creates a certain mood of darkness, the bright red drape helps break things up so one can focus on the lady's beauty. The jewels help define the type of person the artist is pain...

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... vines have climbed around the pillar next to him. Only a splash of bright sky is apparent on the horizon. The boy is wearing a deep red overcoat adorned with fancy buttons, and brilliant white slacks over delicate black shoes. We can see his entire body from head to toe, as the ... artist chose oils as his medium because of their richness, as opposed to say watercolor paint. The boy's clothing promotes wealth and regality. The deep red tone on his jacket, with its star-embedded buttons and lace collar, establishes a prestigious material. White pants were also placed on this youngster, wh...

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... the jewels to symbolize their importance over material things. The visitor sitting down also attracts the viewer's attention because she is wearing bright red. Even though one of the sons is also wearing red it does not attract the viewers attention because the son is not in the light and is covered by a shadow. The difference ... shows their difference of opinions and values. The daughter in the middle of the painting is wearing pink as if to show the sides of both women since red and white combined make pink. She is holding her mother's hand as if to support the love her mother feels f...

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... , the roundness of it. The artist chooses her subject matters to be bright orange containers, which slowly becomes different hue of orange because of the shadow. Her use of white, red and blue, does not appeal to the eyes of the viewer as much as orange, which draws the attention of the viewers towards the painting. Another aspect of this painting ... she has painted in front of the whole piece, she made it obvious to viewers that she wanted to get their attention by using red paint. By using red to paint the words "Welcome," Oropallo's has drawn the viewer's eye to the label at the bott...

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... Garden - Brian Robertson Description 'Beside the Garden' is a collage which includes a picture of a little Asian girl in a pink dress beside a large pink and red hibiscus. The background is light green, palm pattern with Chinese writing and other faded flowers worked into the picture. In the top left hand corner there is a ... Not Hesitate" and a pair of scissors seem to be cutting down her garment of clothing. Behind the thick steel bars of the window is a red patch against faded, old documents. The background is a green or aqua striped wallpaper. The composition of this picture is very...

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... . In order to complete the process of fresco secco painting a wall had to be prepared with a undercoating of plaster. After the plaster dried the assistants would copy the composition with a red chalk like earth substance referred to as Sinopia. The paintings were done from the top to the bottom of the wall so if the art dripped it would fall onto ... you wish. 1. Wood panel 2. Gesso - was on top of the wood paneling. It was painted on later because it helped to hold paint. 3. Underdrawing - a sketch, used by a method called Sinopia (red earth or the color of terra verde) 4. Gold Leaf - ...

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... affective way of painting. Pointillism is the use of painting with dots of color rather than using brush strokes. Each dot is used side by side to enable the viewer's eye blend the colors together optically. The amazing thing about Seurat is that he painted it when he was twenty-five years old, already having his scientific theory about pointillism under ... are other implied lines in the painting that still start from the eyes of people, but are directed towards other people. The little girl next to the lady with the red umbrella in the center of the picture implied line of sight seems...

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... Rubens" painting, "Allegory of the Outbreak of War" on the other hand, portrayed muscular figures that were influenced by Michelangelo. He dynamic composition, bold color, and brilliant light kept ones eye constantly on the move. It is highly debated whether or not "Las Meninas" is Velazquez" personal manifesto. He seemed to have portrayed himself possibly on equal ground with the royal ... stroll through the painting, wandering from character to character in an arc like path from Velazquez, dipping down to the lowest point being the princess, and completing the arc, the eye travels bac...

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... Rubens" painting, "Allegory of the Outbreak of War" on the other hand, portrayed muscular figures that were influenced by Michelangelo. He dynamic composition, bold color, and brilliant light kept ones eye constantly on the move. It is highly debated whether or not "Las Meninas" is Velazquez" personal manifesto. He seemed to have portrayed himself possibly on equal ground with the royal ... stroll through the painting, wandering from character to character in an arc like path from Velazquez, dipping down to the lowest point being the princess, and completing the arc, the eye travels bac...

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... in the painting. Bronzino did very well with the table in this piece of art making it look like silk cloth stretched tight rather than stone. By using the soft red tones with the highlights in white and perfect shading, he made the table appear to be very smooth. Along with that Bronzino used the color to do a lot more. With ... use of the medium, is what gave this painting such a well detailed appearance. The realism and emphasis of detail in the man's face and clothing is what first caught my eye. As I looked closer the visual texture of the painting made me want to touch the painting...

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... 's own figurative sculptures, photographs of anonymous individuals both African American and Caucasian American "are visible through the washes of paint creating a layered effect. The artist also includes spots of red and blue paint, most likely used to represent tribal markings and to make the drawings alive with color and vibrancy. Another area of Locke's exhibition features his work in sculpture ... form and technique. "Three Sisters- features a trio of three feminine figures each in a different color, blue, pink, and brown. What I liked best in his works was not only his keen eye in ...

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... takes historical events from ancient Greece, Rome and the early Christian eras and applys them to contemporary political turmoils of his time. How can this particular piece not draw the eye of any viewer. At first glance The Rape of the Sabine Women looks like a big budget hollywood movie on pause. The figures which are inspired by helenistic sculpture, are completely ... frozen in time. There are several different focal points, but they all flow together in perfect harmony and unity. From Romulus (in the red cloak) giving the sign of attack to the elderly woman trying to escape being t...

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... complimentary colors, colors which appear on opposite sides of the color wheel. I painted the sky blue, and then added yellow to the curtains. I made the hills green, and the curtains red. The cow is white, while the sleeve is black. These contrasts create excitement since complimentarty colors make eachother appear brighter and stand out more. I also used analogous colors. The blue ... my painting. I used interesting color combinations, complimentary and analogous, a variety of lines and textures, as well as an interesting composition. Through the use of the lines and colors the viewer...

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... was also experimenting with vistas and adjoining paintings of women at household tasks. In the intriguing Interior: Woman plucking a Duck, Maes uses the simple colour scheme of black, white and red, set off with deep shadows, that dominates the Eavesdropper series. The young woman bending over her work is poised between two contagious spaces showing oblique views, one to the outdoors ... area out the window and the room at the back - are split vertically into two sections, one with a pitcher, one without. In particular, the doubling of the pitchers catches the eye: the nearer one, delic...

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... but the later painting reveals the massacre of civilians, which the French carried out in reprisal for the insurrection. The Third of May 1808 has been painted in the most eye-catching colours; glowing whites, golds and scarlets against the sombre blacks, greys and browns of the background. The blazing colors, broad fluid brushwork and dramatic nocturnal light are more empathetically ... 's Time of the Old Women(fig 7), savagely insults. Two hags share a looking glass. They are among the ugliest in European art. The bejeweled blonde is toothless; her eyes are rheumy red. The brunette who...

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