Portfolio Entry Four

In this image the balloon gives the impression of form through the curved lines of the charcoal and the highlights, which also shows the reflective nature of the balloon. The objects are arranged so that the teapot is left casting a shadow onto the balloon as well as on the table. You can see the contours on the drapery covering the table itself, which falls off the edge of the table as well of down the edge of the risen box underneath the drapery, behind the shoe. Where the shoe overlays the balloon it is not entirely clear what is going on, the shadow of the background and dark coloured edge of the shoe in the foreground create an unpleasant confusion in the centre of the image. The dark background balance out the lighter areas of the picture, there is also an overall feel of diagonal divide, from the bottom left to the top right. The diagonal of the edge of the table and edge of the risen box as well as the diagonal of the balloon cause this. The diagonal halves contrast, with the dark general softness of the top-left and the brightness and detail of the bottom-right. The box under the drapery doesn’t sit perpendicular to the table which isn’t portrayed pleasantly.