From the Painting Guide: While a pleasing painting (I particularly like the bright, blended autumnal colours), it suffers slightly from being cut in half by the river. You've got a flat line (the river bank) in the same plane as the canvas, right in the centre of the painting. The two halves of the painting are not in harmony and there's no perspective to draw you into the picture. If, for example, the river had approached at an oblique angle, you eye would be drawn into the painting. If there were a reflection of some of the greenery in the water, this would help join or bind the two halves of the painting.