Emphasis

 This painting is called the Beeches by Asher Brown Durand; it’s a great example of Emphasis. Emphasis is a principle of art which occurs any time an element of a piece is given dominance by the artist. Basically means the artist makes a part of the work stand out more and it draws your eyes there first. When you first look at this piece your eyes go Right to the man walking his sheep because the artist grouped the sheep and the man together. Second your eyes get drawn towards the large tree in the front because it’s isolated from the rest of the picture and right in front of you. Finally the third thing your eyes are drawn to is the lake and the sky because of the use of contrast. By making the sky different colors it lures your eyes over there at the end. Emphasis art is very cool how it grasps your eyes.