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Clip & save. After spending many of the early years of his career paintingrugged landscapes, especially in Maine and the Arctic, Rockwell Kent Noun 1. Rockwell Kent - United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)Kent began to choose gentler subjects. The focus of these more relaxed sceneswas the area around his home near Au Sable Au Sable may refer to:In Michigan: Au Sable, Michigan Au Sable River (Michigan) Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan In New York: Au Sable, New York Au Sable River (New York) Falls, in upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. .The Kent dairy farm, Asgaard, lay at the edge of the mountainousAdirondack National Park and consisted of sweeping meadows. Undoubtedly,the artist was also drawn to Au Sable Falls because of its proximity tothe mountain wilderness Mountain Wilderness is an international movement aiming at protection of mountains in all their aspects, with emphasis on value of wilderness and "authentic mountain experience". It was founded in 1987 in Biella by a group of mountaineers. that was like so many of the places that had foryears been the subjects of his paintings. The strong horizontal emphasis of this picture helps communicatethe idea of fertile ground that is smooth and level, rather than rockyand sloping. The idea of lush fertility is further emphasized by thedensity of the well-watered clover crop that fully occupies a quarter ofthe foreground. The darker greens of the lower part of the picture arecaused partly by the shadow cast by a passing cloud--a device hefrequently used. The pale violet clover blossoms, together with the slim bluealfalfa alfalfa(ălfăl`fə)or lucern(lsûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa flowers, provide colorful interest and they also contrast withthe thick green mass of leaves and stems. The perspective effect of theflowers painted in gradually diminishing sizes, also leads the eyes ofviewers deeper into the painting. Farther away, the detailed brushwork brush��work?n.1. Work done with a brush.2. The manner in which a painter applies paint with a brush.brushworkNoun is replaced by a river of brilliant sunlit sun��lit?adj.Illuminated by the sun.Adj. 1. sunlit - lighted by sunlight; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"- Wallace Stegnersunstruck yellow-green. The large clover field finally ends at the crisp, finely drawnwhiteness of the Kent farm buildings. The mass of trees behind the farmshields the buildings from harsh weather sweeping down from themountains, although, in this picture, it also provides a dark backdropthat makes the white farm buildings the focus of the picture. This bandof trees also marks off the background of foothills and mountains fromthe clover field and the farm. This painting also makes use of a practice that appears in many ofRockwell Kent's landscapes: objects in the foreground areas arepainted in extreme detail, while objects that are farther away arepainted in gradually decreasing detail, although still shown veryprecisely. In this work, it is the intricate tangle of flowering clover thatdominates the foreground; but because it is evenly textured, it servesmore as a threshold to the painting rather than a dominant focus.Although the farm is seen in the distance, and therefore quite small insize, the sharply contrasting collection of buildings forms the centerof interest for the whole work. Beyond the farmhouse and its protective line of trees, lie risingfoothills and distant mountain peaks. For this far background, Kent useshis knowledge of aerial perspective to choose colors that suggestincreasing distance. The clear country air sharply defines the mountainskyline, and yet the air contains enough dust and mist that few detailsare visible. The presence of imperfections in the air is shown by faintlypainted sun rays visible between broken clouds. These rays are alsouseful artistically for breaking up the shapes of the mountains withdiagonal lines. Rockwell Kent frequently used the pictorial idea of alight source (the sun) shining from one side to help emphasize thesolidness of buildings, mountains and even, trees. An interesting feature of the sky can be seen in the upper rightside of the painting, where a patch of darker cloud appears. Althoughthe sky is generally quite pale compared with the ground, it has some ofthe same qualities seen on the ground. The colors appear darker thanelsewhere and more sharply defined when they are closer to the viewer.This helps in understanding that there is a ceiling to a scene, as wellas a floor. This artistic opportunity is often overlooked by studentsbut is present in real life and can be valuable as a way of helping makethe sky part of an overall composition.