Friday, February 8, 2008

Art Critique: Brett X.

Please post your critique of Brett's "Two Paths." Thank you!!

10 comments:

alaryce said...

Brett X Gamache painted a picture called "Two Paths". His painting was done with oils.

There is a lot to this painting. The composition is very good. The building, trees, mountains, the sky, and grass are in real life locations. Many Earth tones were used especially different hues of brown. The focal point would be the two different paths. There are also many greens and they represent the grass. The shape of the house is very unique. The second path is very subtle at first glance. There are many different tones and values in the same areas. The texture is very rugged. There is an emphasis on the roads and the house. The path of dirt goes from a lighter value to a darker value to indicate wetness in the path. The shade of the path is darkened, which implies that it's going into the woodsy area. The colors are very intense and they're effective, which helps it to be unforgettable.

The painter is faced with a decision. They must pick a way to handle it. They must choose the path that is more obvious, but they are torn between a path that is a little different from the norm. Where does the path go? Why did the painter decide to illustrate it in this way?

Anonymous said...

Two Paths

The oil painting, Two Paths, done by artist Brett X. Gamache was initially done and intended as a gift to friend, and fellow artist, Todd Kefor, creator of the infamous Still Life painting seen alongside that of its gift at the Museum of Fine Arts at Norton High School, room 231. Although it’s unclear whether the painting was done out of pure inspiration from staying in a vacation spot as beautiful as Italy, or to simply thank a close friend for everything they have done, what’s not in question is the splendor that was created through Two Paths.

The composition’s subject matter revolves around a broken down shack lying in the midst of two worn away paths in the woods. Surrounding the image is a great deal of forest scenery, as well as a mountain in the far left corner of the piece. The focal point in the painting lies immensely on the broken down shack with its field made up of wooded forest and mountains in the background. Colors such as greens, blues, tans, browns, grays, blacks, and whites, all dark shades of earth tones are used throughout. The shack, created with a great deal of dark values and rough textures, with many various colors being meshed together renders a feeling of curiosity inside the viewer.

Upon looking at such a unique style painting as Gamache’s, the cornucopia of colors used and brushed together creates an almost antiquated look to the piece, and begs the question, “Why is the shack here in the first place?” “Why does it appear so broken down?” And “Which path is the truly better path after all?” Although hard to answer upon first glance, it may just be that such a decision requires some quality relaxation in a vacation spot as whimsical as Italy, to finally reach this difficult verdict.

Cindy said...

This picture is called Two Paths and was painted by Brett X. Gamache using oil colors.
In this painting, there are many earth tones used. There are also different values of green and white. Mostly cool colors are represented in this image. The emphasis is put on the two paths going into different directions, though the shack is the focal point. No strict forms are shown throughout the image and therefore some shapes are not easy to recognize. There is a chiaroscuro distinction between the sky and the landscape, and the mountains in the background are very subtle. The painting is plain air and delivers harmony.
The main question that arises after looking at this picture is which path would be the one I would take? There is nothing displayed in the painting to assure one which path is the best. Another question is where are these paths and the shack? Why is the shack in between those paths? Is there are greater meaning to the broken down shack? Everyone will have their own interpretation of this picture, and their own story behind it. In my opinion, a man gets lost while hiking in the woods, and finds the paths and the shack. Since he doesn’t know which path to take, he stays at the shack until someone finds and rescues him. What is your interpretation?

Jess said...

This painting Two Paths was drawn by Brett X Gamache. The medium of this painting is oil paint. What could possibly be the subject matter is two paths in the woods.

The shade of this painting is green, brown and blue all mixed with black. Basic parts of the hue is green, blue, tan and red. By observing the painting you find forms of the two paths along with trees and mountains all surrounding one little shack. The chiarscuro of the roads become lighter. The graphic is painted. The rythym is strong because of the color and weak because it's hard to tell what is what. The field is consisted of trees and mountains. The sensory of this painting is sight.

Looking at Gamache's painting, people wonder "Why are there two paths?" "Does it have any significance?" "Where does it lead to?" "What does the shack have to do with the drawing?" My guess is that someone could be going on a hike up to the mountains and just found a shack along the way. Who knows. Gamache does!:)

Brianna said...

Brett X. Gamache painted “Two Paths” while in Italy. He used oil paints.

The painting shows two paths on either side of a broken down shed. The painting is a still life with the focal point being the shed. The shapes of objects like the shed and the paths are not very distinct and seem to flow into other parts of the painting. The artist uses rich tones of brown and green and other earth and cool colors. Despite its initial confusion, “Two Paths” is a strong painting that eventually evokes interest within the viewer.

“Two Paths” is a painting that could describe a decision that has to be made. The painting shows a path going in two different directions with a run-down shed in the middle. This could represent how someone needs to choose which direction they should go in life because they are currently stuck in a bad place.

Andrea said...

"Two paths" was done with oil paints, by Brett X. Gamache.

His focal was the paths, even though you can't really make one of the paths out; they are clearly the focal point. Hence the name "two paths" which are going in opposite directions around a shack in the middle. The color of the trees and everything behind the paths makes it easier to focus on them. There are many earth tones and cool tones as well. The texture is rough which makes it seems more realistic. There is a harmony between the trees and house which bring it all together in the end.

Obviously the two paths suggest that you take one or the other; which ever you choose is the one that determines everything. The person, whoever is going to the shack doesn't want to be there anymore. They were lost in the first place until they found this shack, but now it's time to go but they're not sure where to go. The one on the left with tire tracks which is also hidden slightly? Or the other one that's more clear cut and more visible?

Lindsey said...

Brett X Gamache painted a picture called "Two Paths" is done with oils.
There is a lot that is going on in the painting. There is a bunch of trees,and grasss blending into together as one. The focal point is the two paths. There are many different shades of greens forming the grass and bushes surrounding the pathways.The second path is really uncovered and not seen by the path. The texture is very rugged. When you look at the painting you are automatically drawn into the shack and the paths. The colors really help the painting flow.
The painter is looking at this scene probably thinking life is a struggle and trying to find a way back to where they want to be. Its like a struggle to find which way too go. The paths seem to lead to the mountain and one to the woods. Where are they really leading to?

Michelle Lee said...

The painting “Two Paths” was painted by Brett X. Gamache in Italy using oil paints.

“Two Paths” depicts two paths in the woods next to an old wooden cabin. The painting has a plein air perspective that gives the impression of being in the woods. “Two Paths” has a sense of harmony which is drawn from the different values of earth tones. The emphasis in the painting is the two paths. There is also a darker pigment of the earth tones on the path to the right. A subtle factor of the path on the left is the tracks on the path.

The painting suggests a struggle that someone may have. It is to decide which path to take. Both paths may lead to challenges but in the end the person will make the right decision.

Jess Card said...

The oil painting “Two Paths” was painted by the artist Brett X. Gamache. It was painted in Italy as a wedding gift for Mr. Keefor.
All through the painting the composition of the piece is rough and uneven. The painting looks as if it is unfinished. Throughout the painting the texture of the painting is uneven and bumpy because of the thick brush strokes. Also, the color is earthy and cool tones. The tone is rich with browns and warm colors. The focal point of the painting is the shed but the form of the shed can not be distinguished because there is not a distinct shape to it. At the top of the road the shading is darker than the rest of the painting and has a lot of black in it unlike the rest of the painting. The path is subtle but it is the emphasis of the painting. In the painting the path is diminutive but the shack is large, which means the painting is not proportionate. The gradation looks incomplete because the painting is imperfect and missing strong detail. There is an allusion to the Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” because of the two paths.
The painting is about somebody choosing between two different lives. The paths represent the two lives that can be chosen. It represents parting from one life and beginning a new life. The dark shaded road is the old less adventurous road and the smaller path leading to the woods represents uncertainty and promises a new journey. The unpaved road leading to the woods represents a road that is traveled less frequently because it is uncommonly used but it can be the chance to experience a more exciting fulfilling life.

Anonymous said...

The oil painting done by Brett X, is called Two Paths. The scene is very life like and even though it looks simple, it has a deeper meaning to it then what meets the eye. The painting is based on realism, done with earth tones, and hues of greens. Cool, neutral colors The two paths in the photo is what gives it meaning. Brett said he gave this to Mr. Kefor as a wedding gift, which i think is an appropriate gift because marraige represents two people comming together just like the two paths comming together in the painting. On path is somewhat overgrown (The path less traveled) and the other path is more visable. I think the artist is torn between two paths in life.