Activity Two Edited

The "Fog of Mount Desert" by Frederic Edwin Church is an example of atmospheric perspective, which based on observation distant objects appear less distinct, paler, bluer than nearby objects due to the way moisture in the atmosphere scatters light. Due to the directional lines, which direct our eyes around an image and to suggest movement, your focus begins at the water taking you to Mount Desert, then up to the sky, and off to the boat and off into the horizon. The colors the artist used are complementary. It reflects the use of a tint, a cooler lighter than a hue's normal value, an example is pink, to accentuate the horizon. This piece has a flow of low intensity, the relative purity or brightness of a color. It is soft and pale. Mount Desert appears to be the figure of the most focus and the water and sky are the background. The "Fog off Mount Desert" is full of complementary harmonies, colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel, from the blue to the violet of the sky and the blue to green of the water. These are also cool colors.

In the second painting chosen, "La Condition Humaine" by Rene' Magritte, there is some similarity to the "The Fog of Mount Desert". This piece of art grabbed my attention instantaneously. The artist directs your focus by using directional lines,to take your focus from the painting to outside the window. The blue of the sky is a tint of the primary color, cannot be made any mixture of other colors, blue. Also the transition of the trees to the sky. "La Condition Humaine" is an example of atmospheric perspective, based on the observation that distant objects appear less distinct, paler, and bluer than nearby objects, by the window and the curtains appearing closer to the viewer and the actual painting blending in with the outside view appearing far off. The trees and bushes appear to be miles and miles away.