Description
The subject announced by A Rocky Glenn becomes the center of Thomas Cole’s carefully structured image. Careful visual pacing links the focal area with secondary passages, producing an image that rewards attention to the whole surface.
Thomas Cole shapes the mood through the interaction of tonal range, chromatic accents, and carefully judged edges. This interplay of dominant shapes and restrained passages allows the image to remain clear without flattening its atmosphere. The result is an image whose mood and structure become richer as the viewer notices the connections between its larger and smaller passages.
A skilled oil reproduction gives the composition a tangible surface through layered paint and individually handled passages. The result combines the accessibility of a reproduction with the texture and individual character expected from a traditionally painted canvas.