Activity #2 Elements of Design

In painting number one Banks of the Seine, Vétheuil by Claude Monet you can see some horizontal lines throughout the painting. You can see some horizontal lines near the horizon and the lake. There are vertical lines represented through the trees on the land near the horizon. The contour lines in the painting are where the trees meet the sky, lake meets the trees and where the lake and bushes come together. There are many primary colors in this painting represented in the trees, lake and bushes. By looking at the painting it appears to be a smooth texture. This painting done by pointiliism; it seems like the whole painting is done by piontillism except for the lake.In the painting number two Midsummer Twilight painted by Willard Leroy Metcalf has some similar concepts with the painting done by Claude Monet. This painting has alot of horizontal lines. There are horizontal lines on te land in the painting and also by the horizon. The vertical lines are represented by the trees, houses and roof tops. All the diagonal lines are on the land and some are also on the houses roof tops. The contour lines are seperating the land, horizon and houses. The painting has some directional lines going from the houses out through the land. Some of the implied shapes that are represented in the painting are triangles, rectangles and squares. The painting uses secondary colors whereas painting number one uses mostly primary colors whuch are more subtle. You see some tertiary colors on the land and roof tops of the houses. The painting looks smooth in texture and it uses pointiliism just like the painting done by Claude Monet. Both paintings in conclusion have many similarities and differences. There were more differences between both of the paintings.