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A Brief Analysis Of The Painting Hometown Lake By Thomas Kinkade

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Last weekend, I had a trip to Thomas Kinkade’s gallery at Kemah. I was not really affected by any type of artworks before. However, when I saw Thomas Kinkade’s artworks, I then became a big fan of Thomas Kinkade’s paintings. While walking around the gallery, I was attracted to the painting named Hometown Lake. This piece of art not only is impressive, but also has a significant meaning to me. It reminds me of my own hometown in Viet Nam. The painting Hometown Lake was published in August, 1997 and its material is oil on canvas. It is the fourth release in Thomas Kinkade’s Hometown Memory collection. He created this painting based on his own boyhood memory of his hometown.
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He moved beyond memory to realm his deepest imaginings when he painting this piece of art. Kinkade hoped to capture the wonderful memories and the romantic ideal of a traditional hometown in this painting. He wanted people in every area of the nation and all parts of the culture share this vision, this longing for a peaceful lakeside of his hometown in Placerville. He also hoped that Hometown Lake would remind viewer of their own childhoods. He believed that anyone whether they grew up in a small town, city or farm, hometown is the special place for a …show more content…

The village in the painting expresses the peaceful and romantic scene. The light is shining from the viewer direction, and it make the painting look all warm as it is wrapped in a summer feel. Furthermore, the color of the trees in the back of the village, red and orange of the leaves make the Fall theme for the painting. Whereas the top of the painting described the Summer and Fall, at the bottom, the full bush of .., and a redbud tree are the symbols of Spring. The artist combined all the seasons together makes the painting looks lively and vivid. In addition, the lights inside the houses and the smoke from the chimneys make the picture seems like a warm dinner time. The little dog lying in front of the first house make it become the home sweet home. Boaters slowly paddle along the lake and while the ducks gently glide along beside. All of these details together created a peaceful hometown. It is wonderful how the worn path connecting every homes brings neighbor together to share the same lake. Hometown myths and memories live in a secret place in the heart that is beyond the reach of

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