Stephanie Faleski Stepping Stones Analysis

The painting that I viewed was titled Stepping Stones by Stephanie Faleski. The medium of this painting is oil on canvas measuring approximately 2 feet in both height and width. This is a realistic painting which appears to be in a forest type setting with an opened space. There were several trees placed in the scene showing off their beautiful colors of light and dark green. The trees were very tall, appearing to almost touch the skies if looking up. Some were aligned around a circular light brown path along the ground, appearing to be dirt while the rest of the trees aligned themselves along the shape of the small stream. The sun was shining down towards the left of the viewer, casting shadows and the different shades of the trees colors. Even though this was indeed a painting, the sun itself looked very bright by the colors that the artist used. Taking the bright yellows and whites, having the sun appear to shine brightly in the afternoon with the light blue sky becoming its background. …show more content…
The scenery looked beautiful, peaceful, like a place to escape from the world and just a place to think. Studying the painting I believe that the young boy has been to the area many times. Because there were no shoes in the scene I believe he already knows what he’ll get himself into. The image made me think, made me imagine ideas of myself being there. I would perhaps just sit by the stream, dip my feet in the cool water and think, or I could even take a relaxing gaze at the sky along the sturdy bridge and dream, or even bring along a pad and pen and write down as many ideas I can think of for a story or just any thought that would come to mind. It also looked like a place to escape. Perhaps the young boy was probably stressed out from his day whether it could be schooling or family life or whatever the cause may be, he knows to go to this particular area in the forest, not too close in space and yet not too wide