Krista Voelker

Art 395/396 Section 1

Monday
2/21/2021
Principles of Art
Proportion/ Scale
The carrots and beets are out of proportion to the
chickens.

The bad proportion makes this painting

humorous because not only are the chickens
underground- where they would not normally
be, the painting makes you wonder: Are these
small chickens or giant carrots?

Artist: Morgan Voelker

Movement
The way the sharks are painted makes
them look like they are circling. The
lighter water in the middle of the
sharks looks like it might be closer to
the surface. This makes the sharks look
like they might be moving up to the
surface of the water.

The curved bodies of the sharks helps

your eyes move in a circle from one
shark to the next. Artist: Morgan Voelker
Rhythm
The pattern of the dots moves your eyes in a
pulsating beat from the sun out to the rest of the
scene.

As you follow the pattern of dots out from the center

of the sun you are able to notice other patterns in
the mountain and the grass and the reflection of the
sun in the water.

Artist: Morgan Voelker

Unity

Because this piece of art is divided into four

sections with a repeating theme, it looks neat
and complete. If one of the sections was
missing it would be noticeably incomplete.

The four sections of this piece have a

repeating feature of a bust with unexpected
“heads”, which make it interesting to try and
ponder if the different “heads” or
backgrounds have extra meaning.
Artist: Morgan Voelker
Balance
The even number of points of this quilted
star make this a balanced piece of art. The
alternating repeating pieces also add to the
balance of the piece.

This is an example of good balance which

makes this piece look even and neat.
There are four points on the left and four
points on the right with equal colors of
each section. Artist: Dorothy Smith (Morgan’s Great Grandmother)
Variation
The variations in line, color, and shape that
make up this sun makes this piece an example of
variety. There are curved lines and straight
lines. There are at least 7 different colors used
and organic shapes and geometric shapes used
in this piece.

The use of a variety of lines, color, and shapes

makes an ordinary sun more interesting to
examine. A typical sun is usually depicted with Artist: Morgan Voelker
one or two colors. Adding a cool color to this
piece makes it a more interesting sun to look
at.
Contrast
The two colors: White and maroon are
contrasting on the opposite color background
which make the subject stand out in this
piece. There is another contrast that is hard
to see, but the lines are hand-stitched with
thread to contrast the smooth texture of the
canvas with the bumpy texture of the stitched
lines.
The contrast of the colors add an interesting
balance to the piece that is almost in
opposition to the abstract features of the
faces shown in the piece.
Artist: Morgan Voelker
Emphasis

The focal point is emphasized in this

piece by the use of color, size, and
contrast to draw attention to the
“moon,”

In this piece viewers often laugh and

say, “Is that a cantalope instead of a
sun?” Then they say, “I mean moon”
The shape and the color make
people second guess if it is a moon
or a sun, which makes viewers look
at this piece a bit longer. Artist: Morgan Voelker