Painting Analysis

Jusko, Donald. PAINTING ON LOCATION FINE ART TEACHING GALLERY V. 10 Dec. 2006. 7 Jan. 2011 http://realcolorwheel.com/78.htm.

Observations: The painting is made up of very bright colors. There are flowers, trees, and grass in the background. The flowers are the the things that stand out in the painting. There is a peacock in the corner of the picture. It's feathers are camouflaged with the rest of the flowers. There is not much going on behind the tree. There are a few details scattered here and there such as the grass.

Inferences: The bright colors may symbolize beauty or creativity. Since there is not much in the background the main attention are the bright colored flowers and the peacock.The peacock and flowers are brightly colored, does that symbolize importance? The details in the background are simple compared to the foreground.

Interpretation: According to feng-shui, “Peacocks are a symbol of beauty reminding us to take pleasure in the finer things in life. The artist Donald D. Jusko probably thought that Maui Hawaii was also a thing of beauty. (From pictures on the Internet also think it's beautiful.) Flowers and the peacock are just the his way of saying it.