This is a pastel painting of a skull with horns. It is the product of the chiaroscuro technique, drawing objects with the perspective of light when there is an absence of it. This would not be considered fully representational but enough so because the viewer can understand that the painting being showed is a skull. It fits into the category of expressive content; the painting’s colors -red, black and orange- shows that pent up anger, confusion and other emotions that surrounds the skull, with is representative of a person. There is a balance of 40% white to 60% black making the bone white skull standout, making it the focus of the artwork (dominance). The subtle texture that is created by layering pastel on top of each is noticeable. Upon
