Visual Painting Analysis
an example Westminister Sunset Albert Goodwin 1900 oil / canvas 23" x 30" (H x W x D, always) The painting is a view overlook the River Thames as the sun sets on the left balanced with the Houses of Parliament and the clock tower, Big Ben, to the right. Goodwin was a great admirer of the artist J M W Turner , whose influence can clearly be seen in his often painted subject of light and shadow at sun rising or setting. Color plays a big part in this landscape painting with the heat of the sun in red and yellow, to the coolness of the blue sky, and the darkness contrasting of the buildings. Directions of lines in composition strongly move horizontally, with sharp contrast of vertical buildings. Small dabs and dashes of organic forms found in the sky and water pattern produce a repetitive rhythm contrasting to the heaviness of the dark buildings that seem static. Composition of painting horizontally almost divides the landscape into equal horizontal p...
