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
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Approximate Word count = 713
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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