Ashley+Szul+AV

Name: Seascape Artist:James Saenz Year: Style: Deco Media: Oil on canvas

1. **__Indentify the subject of the painting.__** The subject of the painting is the lighthouse.

2. __**Find details that help locate the scene in a particular time or place**.__ The time would have to be in the 1700s because of the way the lighthouse is built. Since it's a lifehouse, it's obviously near a body of water.

3.**__Study the way the artist created the setting. Is the setting highly detailed or more abstract?__** The setting is more abstract, although it's a pretty simple subject.

4.**__Analyze the importance of setting in the painting. Is the setting simply part of the background, or does it take on a more dominant role?__** The setting takes on a more dominant role. The lighthouse and the water beside it, is the actual setting. 5.

5. **__Think about how the colors and shapes in the painting help create the mood.__** I think the lighthouse shows power, and responsibility. The lighthouse is known for helping ships and stears them away from shore, hence the responsibility. I think the artist also wanted to show power. If the lighthouse wasn't there then ships would crash and wreck. I think that the way the artist put the colors (light blue..to the dark blue) shows that no matter what, no matter how dark or bad it gets, that the lighthouse will always be standing there. I also think it shows that no matter what, through good and bad, you'll always make it though and come out alright. The way that they have the lights near the darker bottom, helps try to emphasize the lighthouse and how it's still standing tall and proud.