Design Analysis.

Blue trees. Blue waterfall. Blue mountain. Blue clouds. Blue moon. This reminds me of that one song, Blue by Eiffel 65. I believe the artist, Lewis '03 has gotten his inspiration from that song.

The painting is approximately 15 x 10 ft. It covers a whole wall. Colors used are blue, black, gray , brown, & white. The repetition of the trees make the painting a forest as a whole, while the waterfall connects the emotion of being calm and soothing into the painting. The moon seems like it holds a smiley face on it, is the moon smiling down upon us? maybe it is. The color brings a sense of unity tot he painting as it connects each individual object. When looked from afar, the picture seems to be in proportion to its surroundings, but individually the trees seem to be thicker than they should be, the waterfall looks like a stream, and you think you can touch the mountain in the background because its so close and big! The way the painting is designed, you can feel a sense of motion as your eyes wander down the waterfall, the clouds have an illusion to moving across the night sky. The depth of the mountains with the moon shyly hiding behind it creates distance to the painting. To me, my subjective view of the painting allows me to look at the painting without seeing the blue, because I know from experience that the trees, mountains, and moon are not blue. But by allowing yourself to see the blueness of the painting, you allow yourself to see the beauty that Lewis has created. My interpretation of his painting is that nature is in unity and the color blue lets you see that connection.