Overall

Vision Vision

Originality Originality

Technique Technique

Impact Impact

The piece overall is quite captivating and does a wonderful job of drawing the viewer into the realm of the piece as a whole. The knight in the foreground seems to be gazing at the viewer with an almost expectant air as if wondering if the viewer will be joining the group as it moves off into the background or staying behind. This effect really serves to captivate the eye as the viewer immediately wonders what it is that the knight must see before them to gaze so intently upon it.From the intensity of the knight's gaze the viewer then sees the rest of party and beyond them the snowy mountains with what appears to be a path ahead. To what we do not know and when coupled with the aforementioned gaze of the knight we the viewers find ourselves drawn into this piece and asking the inevitable question of what role do we play in this little caravan?The use of color is also quite wonderful with the overall gray tones of the piece serving to emphasize the coldness of the scene with the muted splashes of color we see upon the fluttering banner serving as the only breaking of this overall cool colored pallet and it is these banners when coupled with the intent gaze of the knight that truly brings the imagination to life in the mind of the viewer as curiosity draws forth ideas of what might lie ahead and what is now expected of us.On a final note, the snowfall throughout the piece is wonderfully done. Oftentimes such things can seem to clutter the piece but in this case it only adds a depth of field to the piece as we see those pieces closest to our eyes are blurred with the mid-range becoming more defined and those further out again becoming blurry before fading away into the snowy drifts beyond.Overall it is a very compelling piece that truly solicits a vivid imagery without revealing overmuch of its purpose or intent, leaving it to the viewer to determine what is meant to be gleaned from the scene before them.