Passing Of Eclipse

Passing of the Eclipse by Gertrude Harbart

When I read the description of the humanities class for Indiana Tech I was not very happy to learn that it was a requirement. I have taken many business classes and that seems to fit right it with what I do. The thought of trying to learn something about pictures, sculpture, literature, dance, film, theatre, and architecture just did not appeal to me. I had actually signed up for this class one other time but after receiving the book and looking through it I decided to drop it. I don't think of myself as an artist and also really don't have time in my busy and sometimes hectic schedule to stroll through a museum. Now that the humanities class is coming to an end I must say that it has opened my eyes. I feel as though I have learned some more of the meaning of art and how to actually look at different pieces. For the final project the assignment was to visit a local exhibit and pick out something that appealed to you and write about it. I found that I enjoyed my trip to the exhibit more than I thought I would and kind of wish I had more time to spend there. During my walk around the art I picked a picture that I truly enjoyed named the passing of the Eclipse.

The Passing of the Eclipse just kind of jumped out at me. The darkness in this painting has an ongoing effect to it making the composition open in the picture. There are closed lines that outline the telephone post and trees. Also, I see soft and blurry lines in the reflection of the telephone poles and trees. The painting is more realistic because you can make clearly make out objects such as trees, poles, darkness and eclipses do happen. The tone in this picture is cool in color and very dark. The sun has a dark square inside of it reflecting the eclipse that is happening. Although the square is not as big as the sun it still appears to be night. The sun itself is more of a warm tone with orange-yellow tones. The sun also appears to have rays of light coming from it. The rays of light almost create a stable square shape. There is a light solid square reflection on the ground. This square is made of a warmer tone with orange. Inside of this square appears to be a pattern also consisting of flowers. I also see a light rectangle reflection on the left side of the painting and one located behind the first telephone pole on the right side of the painting. This rectangle reflection is a warm tone of yellow. Inside the long rectangle shape is a pattern of flowers. The texture of this painting was not rough and seemed to be smooth. The Passing of the eclipse seems to have asymmetrical balance. There is a variety of contrasts and details because you can clearly make out objects such as the telephone poles and trees. The trees however seem to not have leaves. But you can see some type of like flower bloom on the top of some of the branches. Since the trees do not have leaves they seem to be static in nature because they do not appear to be moving. The painting is using less saturated and cooler hues in the distance. There are many shadows used and there are many