James Maxwell 							           Brandywine Museum Trip
3A
Illustration

1. In A Dream I Saw Washington
   A. List the kinds of contrast used in the composition and gives the colors used in each.
      Full Color Contrast - red, blue, yellow, green
     Contrast of Hues - red, blue, yellow
   B. What visual structural element did the illustrator use to convey what the viewer is seeing is indeed a dream and not reality?
   To me, the style used seems to convey a surrealism feel. The actual brushstroke doesn't seem to want to show a sense of realism to me. It has a Van Gough feel behind it. The composition itself also seems to not fit. Light sources seem appear from out of the trees and further illuminate the soldiers, yet they are under the cover of trees and other vegetation. Usually in a dream, things such as this can happen because the brain tends to show points of interest in a more positive light. 

2. The Nation Makers
   A. Name the Illustrator, and how is he related to the Wyeths and the Brandywine tradtition?
      Howard Pile; He was the founder of the said tradition.
   B. List the Color Contrasts used in this composition and give the colors used in each.
     Cold/Warm Contrast -  Blue, Green / Red, Orange
     Contrast of Extension - Red, Green
   C. Draw a diagram showing the linear structure and movement of this composition. After careful analysis, explain exactly how this illustrator controls the directional movement and brings the viewer's eye back through the composition.
   (Image on Page Attached)
   Although not completely certain, you explained it to me that the image is three triangles. After staring at the picture figuring out if it was just non-sense or not. I noticed something. The soldiers seemed to fade from right to left. After looking right to left for a moment. One can sense the the ground and sky seem to have a left to right movement behind them. In a way making a zig zag pattern that keeps the eye moving constantly across the image. 

3. Snow Hill
   A. Give the name of the painter and medium used, describe how this medium differs from the mediums used in "The Nation Makers" and "In a Dream I saw Washington".
      Andrew Wyeth; Snow Hill = Tempra, Others = Oil
   B. List the kinds of color contrast used in this composition and gives the colors used in each.
      Light/Dark Contrast - Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
      Contrast of Saturation - Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
   C. Describe the visual message the painter is trying to express with the figures, costumes, and the activity.
      The costumes are of different nationalities within Western Europe. They all are dancing around a pole filled with Christmas cheer. But as the eye travels across, one figure stands out. A WWII German soldier has also joined the fun. This shows that Christmas brings together people of any belief. It also humanizes Nazi soldiers. Showing they aren't the murderous group they are instantly preconceived to be. But in fact they are simply human as well. 

4. But be at Rest; the Black Arrow Flieth Nevermore
   A. What Publication was the illustration seen in, what medium did he us?
      Robin Hood; Tempra
   B. List the kinds of color contrast used in this composition and give the colors used.
      Warm/Cool Contrast - Red and Warm Green / Blue
   C. Draw a diagram showing the linear structure and movement of this composition. After                                                               careful analysis, explain exactly how this illustrator controls the directional movement and viewer's eye through the composition to tell a story.
      (Image on Page Attached)
      The fallen fellow on the ground seems desaturated compared to his fellow comrades. So while the characters standing are bright and vibrant, the man on the ground is not. This brings the eye to the men talking. Once the eye is settled on them. The eye notices the fellow on the ground because he seems out of place compared to the rest of the color scheme.