Texture

This picture is weird. Very weird. It doesn't look like anything. At first I notice the lines. Then I notice the lines that make up the lines. Then the globs of yarn stick out. I don't really like it. It's ugly, but it shows texture really well.
The picture is taken of a wall tapestry at the Hays airport. the bottom portion is rows of blue yarn hanging down, with two white shocks of color mixed in. Above the hanging blue is a row of different values of knotted blue. Above that is a design of triangles of blue, red, and white. It has balls of knotted yarn adding detail and depth. The picture is taken from the bottom right hand corner. It's a different view of a wall hanging.
The composition of this picture is interesting. I like the detail in the foreground and the general-ness in the background. The line quality is crazy. The color is interesting, but boring. There is very little value or contrast. The white on the blue is the only contrast, ans it's not very good contrast.
The picture tells a story of craziness. It looks very busy and all over the place. It looks almost like an unconquered frontier.
Richard Serra's sculptures are interesting. I like the one title "Schunnemunk Fork." It's a steel wall jutting out from the side of a hill. The organic shapes and textures and colors are imposed upon by an unnatural steel wall. It's very interesting to the see the two together.

Expression and Value

This photo looks very empty and lonely. There isn't even a chair at the desk It is almost depressing. The desk corner stands out the most, because it is so light, and the fact that it juts out in the empty space. then you notice the parallel line of the floor and corner that makes that contrasting dark strip in the middle.
The picture is taken of an empty desk at the airport. The previous company that held this office space left, leaving it vacant. It's an L-shaped grey desk with a dark floor and trim and wallpaper that looks like waves behind it. The dark floor and trim form a dark contrast to the light colored desk.
I think the composition is interesting, with the desk going diagonally across the picture plane. The parallel lines of the desk edge, floor, and trim form a nice sense of harmony, along with the waves of the wallpaper. The main colors are the same as well: grey, just in different values. The line quality in this picture is very good. they are sharp and crisp and convey the feeling of cleanliness and hard work, even.
The picture tells the story of disuse and emptiness. It almost looks lost. I like "Lost" for the title (I know it's not a noun, but can we let it slide, just once?)
Edgar Degas' drawings manage to combine contour line and slight shading to show complete forms of dancers. One of my favorites is "Dancer Stretching her Leg at the Barre." It shows the dancer's body it detail, and makes her tutu look almost invisible, which it is in real life. My picture doesn't really relate to it, especially when you notice the fact that Degas' drawing s are a lot more organic and lively than mine.

Chiaroscuro

This photo looks like craziness when you first look at it. then, after you realize that it's a tree, it looks very interesting. I notice the very dark on the right side and then the really light trunk. Both pop out a lot. I like the picture a lot. It seems as if it's crazy, but it's not really.
The photo is taken of a fake tree, from the bottom looking up. There are lights all around and underneath, lighting it up in unique ways.
The composition is pretty good, with dark to light moving up and to the right. The lines are crisp in parts, and out of focus in others, adding a sense of variety.
I'm not quite sure if it tells a story. It is a neat picture, but it is just a tree. I would call it "Tree".
Albrecht Durer's drawings are very detailed, and almost busy. This is very busy, but not as detailed. His drawings are of separate subjects. I didn't find any abstract ones, like this photo. His chiaroscuro is very shorthand, almost in planes, in a couple of his drawings, it is almost geometric, not as organic. This picture, in it's very essence is organic.

Line and Rhythm

This photo makes me want to know what exactly it is when I look at it. You actually have to look at it for a second to tell what it is - the baggage claim door at the airport in Hays. I took it sideways, to show the lines in the rolling door better. I think the composition is interesting. It's not what you'd expect when looking at a rolling door. I also like the reflectiveness in the stainless steel surround. I think it tells the story the story of all airport go-ers. I would call it "door."
I think that as a caricaturist, Daumier was amazing. He used line to describe something, not just draw it. My favorite one, with some of my favorite uses of lines is "Law and Justice." I don't really think my picture compares to Daumier's work. I see a usage of line to describe the function of the door, but I don't see the lines describing the door.