Paintings of John McDonald English 3202 Vistas, p. 120 Rubric for Painting Visuals Name: ___________________ English 3202- ______ All pages submitted 1 2 3 All questions completed 1 2 3 Responses are thoughtful 1 2 3 Submission is timely 1 2 3 Total /12 __________% Visual Terms for this Handout Atmosphere: the feeling created by the physical setting, usually conveyed through colour, texture, line and lighting in a visual. Focal Point: In a work of art, the centre of visual attention, often different from the physical centre of the work. The use of line is often the strongest element to add emphasis to a focal point, but size and placement are often very important also. Mood: the overall feeling of the work, conveyed by the use of both visual elements and visual details. Texture: defines the surface quality of an artwork - the roughness or smoothness of the material from which it is made.

What is the focal point of the image? What is the dominant colour? The Doorway, Vistas, p. 120 John McDonald (2014) Oil on canvas, 14X24 Questions: What is the focal point of the image? What is the dominant colour? How is that colour effective? Where can you see light and shadow on the image? What is the mood of the painting? What does the title add to the image? The Doorway 1. What is the focal point of the image? __________________________________________ 2. What is the dominant colour? _______________________________________________ 3. How is that colour effective? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where can you see light and shadow on the image? __________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is the mood of the painting? _____________________________________________ 6. What does the title add to the image? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the focal point of the image? The Crossing, Vistas, p. 120 John McDonald (2014) Oil on canvas, 12X 60 Questions: What is the focal point of the image? What is the dominant colour? What is the dominant line? What is the effect of the blurring of the traffic and the city at the bottom of the image? Where is texture seen in the image? What does the title add to the image? The Crossing 1. What is the focal point of the image?______________________________________ 2. What is the dominant colour? ___________________________________________ 3. What is the dominant line? _____________________________________________ 4. What is the effect of the blurring of the traffic and the city at the bottom of the image? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where is texture seen in the image? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does the title add to the image? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Long Cold Night 1. What is the focal point of the image? _____________________________________ 2. What is the dominant colour? __________________________________________ 3. How is that colour effective? ____________________________________________ 4. Where is texture created? ______________________________________________ 5. What does the title add to the image? _____________________________________________________________________ 6.What is the atmosphere of the painting? ___________________________________ 7. What is the most dominant line? What is the effect of that line type? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is the effect of the blurring on the image? _____________________________________________________________________

The Long Cold Night, Vistas, p. 120 John McDonald (2014) Oil on Canvas 20 X 15 Questions: What is the focal point of the image? What is the dominant colour? How is that colour effective? Where is texture created? What does the title add to the image? What is the atmosphere of the painting? What is the most dominant line? What is the effect of that line type? What is the effect of the blurring on the image?