A good source for pictures would be Prabhupada's books and krsna-art.com
PICTURE STUDY (taken from a forgotten source)
1) Pick one piece of artwork and study it carefully. Name of the Artist? What is the Title of the Artwork? What would you have called this painting if you had done it?
2) Describe the objects or people that you see in the artwork? Do objects or people fill up the space? Is there a lot of space in between or around?
3) What type of shapes do you see? (Are they circles, oval, squares, rectangles or triangles?)
4) What type of lines do you see? (Are they wavy, straight, thin, thick, broken, jagged, vertical or horizontal lines?)
5) Name the colors that you see. Are they cool or warm colors? Are the colors bright, soft, dark or strong Colors?
6) What feelings or emotions do you think the artist's was trying to get across? What kind of feelings do you feel when you look at this artwork?
7) What is the focal point (the area of the painting that stands out)? Why does it stand out? Is it bigger, brighter or more colorful?
8) What is happening in the artwork? Does it remind you of other things? Does anything repeat itself?
9) Is this artwork about another culture? Is this a universal theme (understood by other cultures as well)?
10. What words would you use to describe this artwork? Did you learn anything from this artwork?
11) Do you like this work of art? Why or why not?
12) Do you feel you understand this artwork better now that you have answered these questions? Why?
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“ Aim at giving ideas in three categories, concerning -
(1) the meaning of the picture;
(2) the beauty with which that meaning is expressed;
(3) the personality of the artist - where this is clearly felt in his works.”
PICTURE STUDY TWO
* What do you see first in the picture? What do you notice last?
* Where are the people in the picture, in distance from each other.
* What story do you think the picture is telling?
* Is there any sunshine, or darkness in the picture?
* What colors are used in the painting?
* Where are the shadows?What do you see in the distance?
* Did the artist use more curved lines or more straight lines, or both?
* What noble thoughts does this painting stir in you?
* What does the painting make you feel sentimental about?
* Is the picture peaceful?
* Would you like to experience things that are depicted in the picture?
* What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?
* What sounds do you think the people depicted in the painting can hear?
* Does the painting remind you of any particular scent, or physical sensation (such as the wind in your ears)?
* Does looking at this painting remind you of anything in the past or your life today?
* How are the things in the picture harmonious? Is there anything that is unrelated or does not belong in the picture?
* Does the picture make you think of what is good and pure?
