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Type
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Oil & grasses on hardboard
2
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Date
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1961
3
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Size
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106 x 105 cm
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Composition/ arrangement
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- high horizon, low view, feels like looking up
- below horizon split two triangular sections, left dyke, right field
- field stands out as framed by darker sections contrast.
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Media handling & techniques
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- textural with use of impasto, painting messy as sketchy manner, large visible strokes, thick patches + dry brush = relaxed, informal
- ladscape painted on site, capture essence, real grasses bring scene to life
- brushstrokes spontaneous + carefree, sense of movement + life
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Colour
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- yellow + orange most predominant, warm joyful feeling, bright yellow contrast with sky + FG, brings focus, golden
- grey sky has hints of warmer + small blue flecks, realistic of east coast summer, warm + breezy
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Line
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- obvious grass lines stand out, gestural + spontaneous, movement
- 2 leading lines frame field, structural use draws eyes to field focal point
- different directions in field, movement, windy day, comes alive for viewer
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Tone
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- muted tones for sky above field, contrast to bright, vibrant tones of yellow so makes focal point
- variety’s of tints + shades of yellow, depth + movement. Small amount of tone in haystack, direction of light, sense of form
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Texture
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- real grasses attached w thick paint, brings subject matter to life, could touch scene
- thick paint with impasto layered in different directions shows texture of grassy field, movement + feeling of among grass
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Shape/ form
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- indications of form with tone in haystack, darker brown on edge = shadow, lighter gold yellow on side = light hitting, realistic
- painting 3 geometric shapes…contrast with organic expressive top layer, distance, depth
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Pattern
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- natural patterns; small repeated dots = grass seeds + short repeated lines = small petals, addition of pattern + fine detail improves visual impact, take closer look
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Scale
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- large scale painting, fully encapture vast countryside, visual impact as towers imposingly, large so understand expanse
- accurate perspective; larger scale detailed grasses at front placed low, detail reduced moving further up, depth + realistic
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Style
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- resembles early expressionist, attention to mood & atmosphere + simplification of subject matter, warm joyful mood on summers day
- clear influence of french impressionist painters like Monet in dabbing application + clear strokes, movement
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Subject matter/ imagery
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- chosen to paint in summertime, bright colours, warm atmosphere, grey sky Scotland
- painting at scene so could use real grasses on painting from subject matter, captures essence + connects viewer
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Mood & atmosphere
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- cheery + joyful with warm golden yellow, glowing with touches of deep orange, contrasts with sky + dyke so balance + yellow stands out w/o clashing, warmth of summer field
- playful + adventurous with sketchy manner + feels like among grass
