Definition: an expanse of scenery that can be seen from single view

Landscape Art

Horizon Line: a level (horizontal) line where water or land appears to end and sky begins, the furthest distance the eye can see

Foreground: the area of a picture that appears closest to the viewer

Middle ground: the area of the picture that lies between the foreground and the background

Background: the area of the picture that appears farthest from the viewer

Your job, as an artist, is to find a visually appealing way to move the viewer’s eye through each section

of the image while creating a clear focal point where the viewer’s eye should stop moving.

Understanding Space…

This image clearly depicts a horizon line.

The birch tree in this image is part of the foreground.

In this image, the tree falls in the middle ground.

The barn in the distance would be part of the background in this image.

Where is the horizon line in this image?

What is in the foreground of this image?

What objects fill the middle ground of this image?

What is in the background of this image?

What moves your eye from the foreground to the background in

this image?

What moves your eye through this image?

What moves your eye through this image?

How does color help to move your eye around this image?

Can you see how this artist used brush strokes to move your eye

around this image?

How does light help to define a focal point in this image?

Describe the foreground, middle ground and background of this image. What is different about each section?

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