Homer
As I explored the Museum of Fine Arts, I came upon a portrait that I enjoyed. As I looked at this work of art longer and longer, I decided I wanted to do my Fine Arts paper on "Driftwood" by Winslow Homer. The painting is located in the Gund Gallery and adjacent to the Fenway stairs. Being secluded because of a beam, much attention is drawn to this magnificent painting. It is especially protected due to its location. In the entrance across the hall sits a security guard watching over the gallery it presides in. This life-like picture spans 24 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Its frame was wisely chosen and is gold in color. The frame complements the colors used in the canvas. The design of wavy lines in the frame gives not only the frame character, but also the portrait.The painting "Driftwood" takes place in Prout's Neck, Maine. "This is where Homer lived for twenty-seven years before he died. Homer painted "Driftwood" in 1909, the year before he died. This was the last work Homer ever completed (MFA, "Driftwood")." To sum up the painting, a man is trying to save a huge tree trunk that was washed up on rocks next to the raging sea. He looks very wet and the water is dangerously close to him. The trunk is extremely large and I dou
The large rocks on the left side of the painting are also seen with regular occurrence. With a touch of yellow below the wave, Homer lightens up the mood slightly without taking away from the storm. You can see above the large wave crashing into the rocks that the tertiary color blue-green livens up the dull colors surrounding it. The surface of the water and the waves crashing against the rocks show both angular and curved lines. The use of line and edge are constant in this painting. This is not to put down women, but I do not know if many women would be able to move this enormous log. As your left eye moves towards the wave, your right eye descends to the lower part of the painting. The use of all three classes is what makes this painting so beautiful. Homer more than likely placed these two focal points where they are currently so the viewer could do a "visual dance. When Homer painted "Driftwood," it was the early nineteen-hundredths. This is the reason I picked this painting because Homer put much effort into this to make it look realistic. He adds the stormy weather to show that the man will stop at nothing to do what he believes is right. They are not predominant as secondary and tertiary. He is just another man in society trying to save a tree trunk just as a black man would. How can one man move that large tree? He looks determined and that's all that matters.
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