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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 118707, member: 37&quot;]Final thoughts on these paintings.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am crazy about painting A.&nbsp; It portrays the factory in a dynamic way.&nbsp; While it seems dark and foreboding, it has a sense of promise to it with the light coming from behind.&nbsp; There is an almost expressionistic style to it.&nbsp; The artist was not just painting the scene.&nbsp; He put a lot of himself into this work.&nbsp; As mentioned above, I do like the frame.&nbsp; The wideness of it helps to set the painting off and make it seem more important.&nbsp; Being black, it does not detract from the overall dark painting.&nbsp; It makes the painting seem lighter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also like painting B.&nbsp; As others mentioned, it is a much more passive painting than A.&nbsp; You still get the sense that work is being done but in a more orderly fashion.&nbsp; There is a sense of progress with the crane off to the right.&nbsp; Something more is happening that we can&#039;t see.&nbsp; The foreground leaves me a bit flat.&nbsp; I never figured out what the rectangular object laying in the field is.&nbsp; Maybe a vehicle chassis.&nbsp; It could have been made more interesting with the addition of some identifiable foliage.&nbsp; It has always bothered me that the tallest of the smokestacks at the right is not quite vertical.&nbsp;&nbsp; The artist is competent but didn&#039;t put a lot of thought in to this painting.&nbsp; There is no frame for this painting.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Pissarro&nbsp; painting has the same feeling for me.&nbsp; I do find the execution better and more interesting.&nbsp; The water has some life to it. The color is brighter and there is more separation of detail. Otherwise, I think painting B holds up well to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also love painting C.&nbsp; It is very much in the tradition of the WPA paintings depicting industrial work scenes.&nbsp; The overall color palette is somber.&nbsp; The work being done is important.&nbsp; The execution is very good and the artist is accomplished.&nbsp; The scale of the canvas fits the painting.&nbsp; This would not be nearly as effective in a smaller format.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the frame adds much to this but doesn&#039;t detract either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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