Overview
[Image unavailable: Terence CLARKE - Path to the Sea, Provence]
(Terence Clarke, “Path to the Sea, Provence”)
Please examine the painting above, looking for the Visual Elements
For the Journal 1 submission, please answer the questions below about this image. Answers must be in complete sentences.
(Line)
Where do you see the strongest line in the entire image?
Which types of lines do you see the most, horizontal, vertical or diagonal?
Which lines do you see the most, organic or geometric?
Would a line starting off as either organic or geometric that changes to the other along its path still be the same line? Do you see a line that changes like that in this image?
Do you see an implied line formed by other visual elements? If so, trace one and describe its path.
(Color)
List the five most dominant colors you see, listing the most dominant one first.
Name two pairs of complementary color combinations used. Locate them in the image.
Which of the basic color schemes (monochromatic, complementary or analogous) is primarily used in this image?
(Shape/Form)
What organic shapes do you see? Where do you see them?
What geometric shapes do you see? Where do you see them?
(Mass/Volume)
Name three objects that have the appearance of mass, that have a sense of volume and look realistically three-dimensional. Please state where you see them.
How does the artist make three-dimensional objects look like they have mass/volume on a two-dimensional flat surface like this image?
(Space/Depth/Perspective)
Does the artist use atmospheric perspective? How can you tell?
Is linear perspective obviously shown? If so, where do you see the vanishing point? Is the horizon line visible?
Do you see areas of empty space? Where?
Is the depth in this image shallow space or deep space?
(Time/Motion)
Do you see any indicators of time? Time of day, season of the year, aging, etc.? Please locate and describe at least two instances.
Is motion implied anywhere in the image? Where? Why do you think the artist used the implied motion to enhance the painting?
(Light)
What is the light source in the painting? Is it visible or implied?
What direction is the light in the scene coming from?
What area is the lightest value in the image? What area is the darkest value of light in the image?
(Texture)
Does the actual surface of the painting look like it has a texture?
Name three places texture is implied by painting something to look like it has realistic texture in the image.