Heather Kangas

  Jane Seymour, Queen of England by HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger (wga.hu) I have chose to reflect on the work of Holbein, Hans the Younger, the work he created of Jane Seymour.  He did a bunch of his work for King Henry VIII.  Seeing some of his work during grade school had caught my attention at an early age.  I admired the elegant portrait of the King and Queens captured in the oil paintings.  The portrait was created in 1536 shortly after her marriage to King Henry the VIII. Holbein had created this work with oil paint on wood. It was created in the Windsor Castle.  His works I first noticed in books, fictional, that we would read in middle school. I was always intrigued by the detail and the richness that was captured in the paintings. The paintings had a disproportional aspect to it but not soo much that it was hard to picture in real life. He would create an aspect to the personality of the person, which I could appreciate.  The Northern Renaissance...

 I chose the art piece done by Dennis Wojkiewicz, Rosettes Series #16. His work is oil painting on canvas. There is not set date or year that he created this work that I could find. He had created most of his work between the years 1978-1983. I was chosen to this picture by the attention to detail, the visual appeal of how realistic is looks, and because I love Grapefruit.  When I first came across this painting, I thought it was a picture that captured the perfect lighting. This image, I feel, leaves one feeling in awe, almost very surprised. This work of art seems very refreshing or could be part of a picture to a commercial to a refreshing grapefruit beverage. I find that the very realistic aspect to the photo is very eye catching once you realize that this is a painting and not a picture.  There is not much of a backstory or a reason why I chose this art, other than that it has really popped out to me. The only way I can relate to the painting, is that my favorite fru...