Color

muddy green colors at the bottom left corner and lighter refreshing values of green in the middle right surround the mother and child. The isolation in the painting created by mostly negative space emphasises the human connection. The two are surrounded by a natural, calm atmosphere where they can find peace. Green is a very natural, peaceful, safe color that evokes harmonious feelings and symbolizes growth and fresh energy. The dress that the mother is wearing is the other main color of the…

I choose to critique a piece of art from Western Maryland Hospital System. Walking through the main floor and cafeteria, I saw a quite a few paintings and photographs. But as I was about ready to leave, some artwork in one of the hallways caught my attention. It was a series of four, landscape nature paintings. The four paintings had water in them. They appeared to be scenes of a river flowing with foliage and greenery on the sides. The medium used was oil. These series of paintings were done in…

moderate range of color red intensity. This research is significant because it enables us to understand more about bee behavior, and, not to mention, it will aid farmers in crop production to select the most efficient pollinators for specific types of crops. E. canum plants were surveyed and later used to calculate the proportion of the color red per flowers for each plant surveyed to compare and attempt to depict a correlation between pollinator visitation frequency and intensity of the color…

I had visited the High Art Museum in Atlanta on November 15. I decided to write on the art piece The Sea From Capri because that had caught my eye. The painting was born in the year of 1875. The painter is the American William Stanley Haseltine; he lived from 1835 to 1900. The painting is available for viewing in the High Arts Museum on the third level in the Stent Family Wing in gallery 301. The size of piece is 41 1/4 x 72 7/8 inches on a canvas. The painting is a breathing taking view of…

design studies to see if children’s color use reflect the emotional content of their drawings. In the first study, they recruited 20 3-4 years old (10 male & 10 female), 20 5-6 years old (10 male & 10 female), and 20 9-10 years old (10 male & 10 female) from a university preschool in a small city and a primary school from a small town in New Zealand. These participants participated in a three-part procedure. First, the children were asked to sort the 10 colors of crayons (red, orange, yellow,…

very closely and see the paint on the canvas flow through each brush stroke, see the colors expand and blur, and see how the lights play off the soft, vibrant colors. Watch the swirls expand out into an infinite space in time . The paint flies beyond the canvas and the shadows and reflections blur into one. The pinks, blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and browns blend together to create a symphony of colors. There is a stigmata in the Lili pad brush strokes and a legato in the lines of…

to the darkened trees and created the sunrise in the backdrop using a blend of colors to blur out details of further granite formations while making it appear as though the sunrise is creating this illusion. Bierstadt’s use of color perspective created a strong sense of realism as he captured the true colors of sunrise at Yosemite with careful use of different colors and vibrancy. If Bierstadt had not chosen the colors he used as carefully as he did, I truly believe the sense of realism he…

about onyx before we delve into the value of black onyx. Onyx is a variety of chalcedony, which has bands of white and color. Agate and onyx are similar in that they have bands of white in them. Agate has curved bands while onyx has parallel bands. Black onyx often has stripes of white and black with black being more dominant. Onyx Properties Onyx comes in a variety of colors like red, yellow or blue. It falls under the category of quartz stones, and has a hardness of between 6 and 7 on the…

atmosphere while getting professional advice and service from the best. Once you leave, you feel assured and confident about your appearance. Those who like superior color techniques in the LA area know about Tracey Cunningham. She is an in demand celebrity colorist who since the tender age of 8 or 9 knew she wanted to color people's hair. This Seattle, Washington native says she loved working…

the ages. Plaid never goes out of style, and neither does our lookbook! Christine of Louis Reign has shared with us that, “My style is edgy with a twist. I love neutral colors and mixing vintage pieces with luxury pieces.” Her outfit screams just that! Contrasting red, dark blue, green, and black creates a bold color pallet; a color pallet that is still dark enough to wear during the fall season. While mixing a Prada crossbody with a plaid skirt allows for a mixing of luxury and the 90s,…