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Impact Impact

A number of things contribute to the strength of this piece, and I would like to explore them. First, I would say what makes the artwork so strong is its simplicity – the zone of focus is the frontal neglected ship with the net, and then the eye goes immediately to the beautiful light source, with the conveniently placed ship to its left.The space between these two interacting elements, secondly, brings a comforting sense of gravity to the piece, and helps the viewer roam around the painting with ease. I pleasantly noticed the other two ships in the far background, and with that I would like to say that there is a great use of atmospheric perspective to organize the different parts of this painting.Thirdly, I enjoy very much the contrast of warm and cool colors; brilliant orange versus sky blue is always a wonderful palette choice, and you have even echoed this in the warmth of the wood versus the cool of the ocean. To top it off, there are the rays of light and highlights in the clouds to really make this painting a gem.My only advice is to perhaps spend more time on the net, as it seems to be sketchier than the rest of the piece; for instance, the horizontal line it hangs from isn’t connected to most of the vertical lines that hang down. I would understand this as a stylistic choice under different circumstances, but because everything else was rendered with such care, the net sticks out in a way that it shouldn’t. I agree with vectormike that some highlights would also help the net along.Otherwise, fantastic job. This is an instant favorite in my book! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/h… " width="15" height="13" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="357" title="Heart"/>