Analysis Of The Healing Power Of Water By Rachel Wieland

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The first painting I have picked is Rachel Wieland, “The Healing Power of Water” in the Art Gallery in Bergen Community college. Wieland created a landscape painting, 20x16, in the early 2000’s. A piece that has rough paint structure to reflect its power of healing, not only the water, but the leaves on the water as well. It’s rough paint structure looks a lot like Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889.
The painting being all Cool Colors, many being different sizes than each other. Having the objects further away from each other having less details than the objects that are closer to the viewer. Having the main focus of this painting being the seven semi-circle centered in the middle being the first thing a viewer sees. Giving a mood of peace,

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