What is a portrait

This Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh depicts an over worked, overburdened Dr Gachet.  The light, slightly translucent colors against the darker, deeper colors of his jacket create the feeling of a ghostly figure.  The Dr seems to be barely holding on, searching for something to believe in.  The flowers on the table seem to be strained, not yet wilting.  The Dr's face is clearly the focus of the painting and the saturated colors shadowing the lighter, less saturated colors promotes the sense of tiredness, exhaustion in the Dr.  The objects in the painting consist of flowers, books, Dr Gachet and a bleak background, creating a very work oriented image.    

White on White Painting

White on White Sketches

White on White Setup

Dalí Himself

The Dalí Bone Collection

 
 
 

Sense of Place

This painting by Edward Hopper gives the mood of an urban home. Very rich but the woman in the painting looks unfulfilled as if there is something missing form her life. The painting by Andrew Wyeth gives a very different mood. The mood is more the simple life of the country. This painting and its mood seem to embody what the woman form the other painting is longing for, whether she is aware of it or not.