The Wooden Shoes (1768) by François Boucher 62.2 x 52.1 cm Oil on canvas Viewed at Art Gallery of Ontario (Oct. 1, 2014) A Formal Analysis of François Boucher’s The Wooden Shoes The Wooden Shoes is an oil painting on canvas created by François Boucher in 1768, during Rococo Era. The painting was purchased by Frank P. Wood Endowment in 1978. It is currently being exhibited at Art Gallery of Ontario. The size of the painting is 61.2 x 52.1 cm. It presents a scene of a couple resting under a clump of trees, with a pair of wooden shoes positioned on the ground.
I like the color of Maple Tree because they are blended nicely and do not show contrast. I really like the colors Joseph used, purple, green and blue. Joseph used the purple for the stump and branches on the tree, and I think it makes the tree stand out. The colors blue and green are used for the sky and the ground. The texture of the painting conveys great depth.
As Professor Don H.Doyle says on the book that: “This is the story of birth and development of a rural American community, from its origins at the turn of the nineteenth century to the years that followed the Civil War. It vividly portrays the sights and sounds of the prairie, the lives of the Indians and pioneers, the relations between farming men and women, and the ways the settlers adjusted to the advent of railroads and commercial agriculture.” Faragher divided Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie into five sections. The “Howling Wilderness” examines the dispossession of the Algonquian speaking Indians and settlement of Anglo-Americans on the frontier. “The Country of Plenty to Eat” focuses on the creation of a distinctive rural landscape in Illinois. Social relationships between men and women were discussed in “Lords of the Soil, Tenants of the Hearth” and the community life in the west and the transition to commercial agriculture were described in “All is Changed.” Faragher used the narrative of Robert Pulliam, who was born in Virginia and migrated to Illinois with his parents before settling on Sugar Creek.
I will start from the background which shows with shiny acrylic paints a very calming blue and white sky. In the middle ground starting from the left is a row of trees that show the last signs of fall. They are still holding onto some of their foliage and are displayed in from of the sun setting the rear. There is also a barn or shed structure on the right middle of the painting which looks to me as to be used for farm implements or storage. It shows plenty of wear and looks to be quite old.
The visual weight of the vivid green leaves in the background jump out and catch the eye. This self-portrait shows the beauty that surrounded her in the busy visual field. The print I chose is “The Widow” which by Kathe Kollwitz. I found this print on page 178 of the textbook. This portrait is woodcut in monotone black .
The poet makes sure the reader is well informed that the road leading towards the elderly women’s home is surrounded by nature and wildlife life. In the poem it states ‘The nightjars house: you can hear it spin.’ This quote gives us the impression that it is almost completely silent as the person was able to hear a bird call. To display just how peaceful and quiet the scene portrayed is, the poem also states, ‘only the lesser Voices sound, blue-fly and gnat and the streams whisper.’ This depicts that even the quietest animals of nature could be
There is also a lot of contrast between the patches of snow and the rock face of the mountain. When I look at this painting the darker colors create an emphasis on the lake initially drawing my eye towards it and the surrounding foliage; but then my eye follows the line created by the shadow up towards the bright sky and the rock face of the mountain. I believe this painting is fairly symmetrical due to the rocks on both sides of the lake, the peak and rocks that appear to jump out in the foreground of the painting. I believe that this painting is trying to demonstrate the natural beauty of Mother Nature, the solitude of being in the mountains and lack of industrialization happening within the mountains. Payne loved the mountains.
This story resembles a fairy tale, where there are unusual heroes and magic tree. Truman Capote included in his story details from a fairy tale - a wonderful tree-house. China tree - a favorite place of our protagonists and his friends’ stay, allows rising above the daily hustle and bustle, with its dry and violent way of life. The tree - the abode of fairy tales, scales
Performance in this film, too, was quite unusual and delicious. In the "Garden of Light" depicts appeal among the innocent leaves the cave, looking away under his straw hat surrounded by flowers and purple flowers. She joined her hands in a gesture that reinforces its distance, observations and offers his naivety. Tragicomedy, flora and contemplation combines in his work to bring the elegant abundance. This is repeated in the "Country Girl" where she grows purple flowers of sweet peas and here is the puny
Huron believed that everything existed in the nature including animals; plants and rocks had spiritual power in them. Their view of nature reflected in their way of living. Being hunters and agriculturists, they lived in small villages in the midst of nature. Rather than seeking to own the land around them, they inhabited land and lived harmoniously with the nature. They made farmland in the forest by controlled burning in a small area and cultivating crop in that area.