From the Painting Guide: A lovely country scene with a beautiful composition. Look at the strong vertical of the tree, crossed by the diagonal of the fence and bank. This diagonal is reinforced by the arrangement of the rocks in the foreground. There's another strong line where the shadow of the tree moves up the bank. Although the tree is so dominant in size, these elements draw your eye into the painting until you notice the small details in the foreground and the background, such as the houses.
Things to Consider When Looking At This Painting:
• Composition: Trace the shapes of the main elements in this painting to see how they interact – there's the circle of the top of the tree, the circles of the rocks, the triangle at the bottom of the bank and another triangle above it. The rectangle of the tree trunk. The sky isn't square; the bottom edge is angled down to the right. It's a square on top of another triangle.
Things to Consider When Looking At This Painting:
• Composition: Trace the shapes of the main elements in this painting to see how they interact – there's the circle of the top of the tree, the circles of the rocks, the triangle at the bottom of the bank and another triangle above it. The rectangle of the tree trunk. The sky isn't square; the bottom edge is angled down to the right. It's a square on top of another triangle.