Application of the color combinations and principles of design - Essay Example

View of a Town by an Italian artist, Bernado Bellotto is a painting completed in 1780 and he uses a lot of depth creation to show the distance between different points and the background. The images at the background are darker and diminished to show that they are far away from the foreground. The buildings at the foreground have a light beaming on its side depicting a sun’s direction. The entrance at the foreground, however, has a dark shade which makes the viewer understand that there is no light in the tunnel where the fishermen are heading to.

The buildings have a green shade on some parts to show that they are ancient and have been there for a long time (Kozakiewicz & Bellotto, p. 31). The running plants dotting some parts of the buildings are shown by application of a dark green shade; it becomes darker at places with dense vegetation. Still life by Jacob van Walscapelle is a drawing showing fruits and flowers as the main life subjects. Light was used to emphasize on the sharpness of the fruits; with the peach being at its direction.

The fine glass has a red wine, while the shorter one contains water. The grapes have their traditional pale purple shade showing maturity. In terms of principles of designs applied in the two paintings, rhythm is created in the first picture by having smooth transitions between all components of the pictures; there is no clear cut colour difference between the buildings and the field at the background. However, the audience can notice that the painting is detailed only under close scrutiny. The second painting has different items with each having specific colours; however, proportion is created by emphasizing on the colour of each fruit and the glasses to depict equal significance.

The artist gave balance to the items in ‘Still life’ painting by arranging them at strategic points for the picture not to appear heavy at some points and light at the rest of the painting. In this respect, the tall glass is positioned at the left side; however, it balances with the huge pawpaw fruit situated at the right side. Works citedKozakiewicz, Stefan, and Bernardo Bellotto. Bernardo Bellotto. Greenwich, Conn: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Print.