Art Critique

The piece of art that I chose is a very unique painting done by Bev Doolittle.  The name of this piece is "The Forrest has Eyes". The reason I chose this painting is because of its complexity, from the emotions of all the faces to how they all tell the story of the rider and where he's going. The first thing I notice when I look at this picture is the emotions that the faces are creating. When I see the faces in the background I picture where the rider has come from and the reason why he is on this quest. You can see the sadness, happiness, and determination in the background, as if he was coming from somewhere that cared about him but yet they are accepting that he is on his way to new beginning. I noticed that the faces that are in front of him are the largest of the faces, I think she did that to say,  you should always look at what's ahead and which path to take. The second largest face on the right looks as if it is saying to observe all of your surroundings because his life could depend on observation and observation will lead you were you want to go. The faces in the water seem to show that he respects the path that he is taking and wherever it may take him. Some of the faces look like he has been on a trip through the forrest with his two horses, alone but not alone to his imagination that takes over from the long quest. Overall I think this painting is undoubtedly fascinating to the eye and the mind, it makes one wonder the eye of your mind and what you see and feel.