Art Analysis: Janet Fish's Painting of Yellow Flowers on a White Shroud

Running head: ART ANALYSIS
ART ANALYSIS
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1ART ANALYSIS
Step 1- Preparation and Label
The image chosen by me is a painting of Janet Fish. It shows yellow flowers on a white
shroud, placed on a grass bed with wild purple flowers on it. There is as such nothing abstract in
the image, as it is very straight forward and unambiguously flowers of various colours, which
goes in tandem with the style of painting usually done by her, that is painting images which are
realistic in nature. This goes as far as the information about the painting that can be provided.
However, despite being realistic and a very straightforward presentation of flowers in the
painting, there definitely has to be something abstract and symbolic about the image, which shall
be provided in the latter steps.
Step 2- First Impression
The immediate reaction to the piece of art was that it was an illustration of a nursery
rhyme book meant for children to read as they love colourful stuffs and their books are made
colourful deliberately so as to attract attention. I must also say that the painting is very much
attractive as it has the element of attracting the attention of the viewer.
Step 3- Description
To describe the piece of art, the first thing that attracts the most is the bunch of yellow
flowers which are rather haphazhardly placed on a piece of white shroud. The white shroud is
placed on a grass patch with purple flowers blooming on it.
The shapes of the flowers and the leaves are very much natural, they are similar to what
one can see in real life. The chosen colours are quite bright and they attract the eyes. The lines