Flint Castle is a watercolour on paper painted circa 1834 by the English romantic painter and watercolourist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1881) best known today for creating painting often featuring expressive colours and violent maritime landscapes. Turner
Flint Castle is a landscape that measures 26.5 cm high by 39.1 cm wide. It was recently sold in 2010 at an auction at Sotheby’s in London for £541,250 to an anonymous private collector, therefore it is not known where it is currently exposed.
The painting represents fishermen and shrimpers working while the sun is rising behind Flint Castle in the background. This work from J.M.W. Turner has never received any real exposure or notoriety, which is understandable considering that
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The sun illuminates the entire scene with a yellow-orange light that is reflected on each and every item in the picture except for the castle – represented as a dark figure in the background – thus giving a notable tint to the painting.
The most eye-catching element in Turner’s painting is undeniably this overwhelming sunlight that appears to be everywhere even though the sun itself is not even completely visible yet above the horizon. The blue parts of sky mostly visible on the left and top edges of the frame look as if they were in the process of being gradually pushed away from the scene completely as the sun ascends higher and higher. Turner has most probably used a sponge or a cloth to dab the colours emanating from the sun, thus creating rays in a flower petal-like fashion. This meticulous work on colours is no surprise considering that Turner has often been called “the painter of light”, but it also [underlines] his romantic [side].
Blue is used to represent the water as well as the sky and both similar and range in different tones. All of the colors in this piece are washed out but still have a bright quality to them. The colors aren’t brightly pigmented however; Hiroshige does a satisfying job of drawing in the viewer with the color choices used and the little details. The sun in the sky is simply the white of the paper and almost looks as if the color burns through. Pops of red, show in blocks on the right side of the work wit Japanese writing inside each one, which contrasts with the large amounts of blue and helps the writing stand out.
Additionally, Lie placed tall trees in the foreground of the painting to give a sense of the scale between the observer’s perspective and surrounding objects. Furthermore, Lie used dark, cold colors, such as purple, blue and black, to depict the feeling of a winter’s afternoon. Lie also used snow on the ground as an obvious indicator of the time frame in which the painting is occurring. However, in contrast to the dark cold colors used, Lie also used subtle hints of orange, yellow and red to show that there is some presence of light in the piece. The background of the painting is a sheen of yellow, suggesting the presence of light and the forming sunset.
The Castle, directed by Rob Sitch, is an Australian comedy, which delves into the lives of a stereotypical Australian family, the Kerrigans. The film touchs on issues close to home in a humourous way. The audience is introduced to the classic Aussie family, narrated in the viewpoint of the youngest of the Kerrigans, Dale.
There are also a bunch of children that are portrayed playing inside and on top of the stagecoach. The colors that are used in this painting are all realistic, this is very important because it portrays what a warm summer day would be like on a farm. There are a lot of different colors such as bright green grass and bright colors for the clothes that the children are wearing. There are quite a few principles and elements that are used in the painting. One of the first principles that I noticed was the emphasis on the stagecoach.
This book is about a twelve-year-old boy named Nick Hall. Nick Hall loves to play soccer, but he can only play if he reads his dad’s dictionary which he thinks is boring. Nick Hall has a best friend Coby Lee. Coby and Nick have been friends almost their whole life, they also have always been on the same soccer team accept this year. Nick also takes dance clubs with the girl he likes named April who also goes to his school. So far Nick’s life is going well, The only bad thing in Nick’s life is that he gets bullied by these twins named Dean and Don, but they soon get expelled from school so he doesn’t have to see them every day now. So now Nick’s is going even better until one day Nick’s parents announce that they’re getting a divorce because
The piece uses a gorgeous palette of green, blue, and yellow. Creating a calm and relaxed tone that flows throughout the whole painting. The sole cypress tree is the focal point of the piece. Dark green attracts the eye from the overall light colored piece but does not distract the viewer completely since used sparingly. The brushstrokes used to create the piece bring it to life. The piece goes beyond the canvas by engaging the imagination of what else is there but left unseen. I picture a river to the right of the wheat field which eventually leads to a small town on the other side of the blue mountains. To the left I see the rest of the wheat fields for miles on end with farmers plowing and children playing. I feel the wind blowing, the clouds moving, and the trees rustling. I feel as if Van Gogh intended for this piece to feel alive, for the viewer to feel as if they were there embracing
The subject’s heads and the base of the banjo are positioned in the center section of the rectangle with both subjects looking downward at the instrument. The top of the banjo is pointing towards the right rectangle and leads the viewers’ eyes to the right side of the composition. Tanner used two different light sources that meet in the middle of the painting. To the right side of the painting there’s a warm light glowing from a fire that is just outside of the paintings view. For the most part, the artist used mostly earth tone colors in the painting. The two chairs, the floor, the cooking utensils, the coat thrown over the chair, the subjects and their clothing are all in various shades of brown and black. The exceptions are the use of white, yellow, gray and blue that are all used as sources of light. A warm light is washing over the young boy along with a stroke of white that streaks across his forehead. Most of the white and pale yellow (glow from a fire) is brightly illuminated to the right side of the painting while simultaneously throwing darkness onto the left side and front of the painting. Also to the left side of the painting, there are cooler colors of gray and blue that can be seen submerging the older man, the walls on the left side of the painting and in the shadows from objects in the entire background of the painting. In the very front of the painting, the light source is barely seen. The color
1.Though The Glass Castle is brimming with unforgettable stories, Which scenes were the most memorable for you? Which were the most shocking, the most inspiring, the funniest?
At first glance, the cheerful bright blue sky on the upper portion of the painting caught the most attention. The second dominant feature is the small sailboat with seagulls on the background where Monet illustrated in brightest white. Examining closely in that particular area, it is noticeable that the artist intended to incorporate a sheer layer of white surrounding the sailboat to create the illusion of sheen light breaking through the clouds and reflecting into the ocean. Monet used a variation of values along with the combination of heavy and light individual brushstrokes to create uneven tones to show the movement of the water caused by the weather and the sun. Several layers of underpaint can also be seen as the artist’s intention for the waves to appear fuzzier. The fuzzy wave in the foreground to the right is slightly bulged from the canvas showing the finer brushstroke slightly dabbed on the surface. Dense cracking is present all over the painting possibly due to the painting being very
... background, the clouds, and the body of water. While all of these areas use value to create depth, the only area that is very saturated in the painting would be the sun because it is a focal point and must stand out. These differences in value and saturation lead to one painting looking more realistic than the other. This doesn't mean one is better, but that one painting shows more realistic coloring than the other.
The two focal figures are illustrated with complementary colors, the woman 's dress being orange, and the man’s pants being blue. Benton uses these colors to bring life into the painting. The background is made up mostly of earthy colors like, greens, browns, and greys and a light blue for the sky. Benton seems to add white to every color he uses, which gives the painting an opaque look. The deepest hues found in this painting are the blue one the man’s pants and the orange on the woman’s dress, everything else around them looks washed out and Benton does this to emphasize his focal points
To begin, he uses an array of colors that allows each color in the sky to blend and transition harmoniously. Church also uses primary and secondary colors within the sky that consists of teal-green, reds, and bright yellow next to each other. This creates a contrast between the darker red shades in the cloud and the lighter shades of bright yellow in the sun. Besides the different shades that are being used, Church uses both neutral values and saturation. The neutral scheme can be seen in the black and gray-brown values of the trees and shadows in the bottom part of the painting. This, in comparison to the high saturation levels of the colors in the sky create a contrast. The colors in the sky are in their purest hue which means they are bright, and this being next to the dull and dark colored mountains and trees creates a contrast and more of an emphasis on the brightly colored sky. Those different colors also fall under complementary and analogous colors. The red cloud complement the blue-green colors of the sky they are in. There is also a heavy use of reds, oranges and yellows, all falling next to each other on the color wheel shows Church’s use of analogous
For example, he uses texture, color and organic forms to make the landscape look as real as possible. Most of the shapes are formed by shifts in colors and line because the canvas are two-dimensional. The viewer can observe that the painting is dominated by greys, browns, ochers, and other natural colors such as green and yellow to give the scene a more nature-like look. All the components and objects painted in this piece appear to have the same texture and color as the ones found in real life, such as rocks suggesting a rough hard texture and clouds being soft, which probably means that Vernet took in consideration real landscapes and places he might have seen in real life. While using different shades of grey, and painting dark clouds, Vernet was able to convince that a storm was approaching but he also decided to add source of light coming from the upper left corner by using a golden yellow color to create a sense of warmth, which creates a nice contrast between the light and the coldness from the overall shadows that seem to dominate the artwork, creating variety; however, the repetition of colors such as greys gave the whole piece a sense of unity and they also express the shadows of a stormy day. We
Mary Katherine, a young adult with sociopathic behavior, displays her disorder with frequent outbursts, lack of remorse and disregard for social norms throughout the novel We Have Always Lived in The Castle by Shirley Jackson. Her sociopathic tendencies are constant in the novel with mention that this behavior has been consistent since she was a child. Mary Katherine progressively shows her volatile actions in the story and her actions cause way to a multitude of problems for anyone in her path, especially her close older sister Constance. Her personality disorder coupled with her schizotypal disposition is inherent and not due to being spoiled or temperamental despite her being raised wealthy in a large household.
...ng particularly the way Rubens blends in the yellow streak of visible light while using other objects in the center of the scene. Rubens began with a thin layer of blue and a thick brush and made his painting on top of that layer additionally with thin layers with exclusion of the main objects in the center that receive a thicker coating of paint. Those objects were also painted with a much thinner brush than that of the first layer.