New Galaxy
By utilizing various stylistic elements that evoke feelings in people, Alma Thomas creates an aesthetic painting that is not only pleasing to the eye, but also to the soul. The painting, cleverly named, New Galaxy, was done in 1970 with acrylic paint. Thomas painted New Galaxy on a 54 x 54 inch canvas. Through the use of a monochromatic blue color scheme, vertical lines, and impressionistic brush strokes, Alma Thomas conveys feelings of calmness, strength and renewal in her painting New Galaxy. The first element that caught my eye when I came across the painting was the mostly monochromatic color of the painting. Although a very small portion of the left side of the painting is painted with light pinks and whites, the vast majority of New Galaxy is painted in about three different blues. After contemplating the title of the painting, I figured that the artist used the small light pink and white part of the painting to represent the old part of an ancient galaxy. The bright blue portion of the painting represents calmness and con
fidence in the New Galaxy. The artist juxtaposed the small portion of light pink and white and the much larger portion of blues to emphasize the change from feelings of confusion to feelings of tranquility. The color blue resembles water. Water is usually calm and the sound of water flowing is very soothing to the ear. The calm and soothing characteristics of water are clearly presented with Thomas' use of a monochromatic blue color scheme in her painting. In conclusion, Alma Thomas' New Galaxy is a painting that brings about many different feelings in its admirers. If I hadn't seen the name of the painting, however, I think my analysis of the painting might have been different. I think that the name of the painting fits precisely after absorbing its elements for a few minutes. The painting quickly caught my eye with it's bright blue monochromatic color scheme, vertical line organization, and impressionistic style. Alma Thomas uses the formal elements of color, line, and brush stroke to convey feelings of calmness, strength, and renewal to gu
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