A. Ulroan First Blog

     This piece of art, "Sunset Cloud, Green River, Wyoming," was created by Thomas Moran in 1917; It was gifted to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by Bernadette Berger.     Moran used both warm and cool colors in this painting. Sections of the clouds, mountain, and ground each have a warm touch to them. The cool colors of the sky, trees, and majority of the ground allow the warm colors to pop out. The tone creates a lot of depth into this piece of art and makes it look 3-dimensional. The trees have a lighter tone on the right side where the sun is, and it gets darker towards the left. The stream on the left side appears to have a lighter tone which grows darker as it goes further away. The left side of the mountains each have a darker tone. A majority of the ground has a darker tone probably because a cloud is covering where the sun would be touching.        I would most definitely own this beautiful masterpiece if possible! I would...

      Hi, my name is AnnaLayne Ulroan and I'm 18 years old. I am from a small rural village near Bethel called Oscarville; There are about 70-80 residents. I enjoy bird hunting and fishing. I also love snowmachine riding and boat riding. For my last three years of high school, I attended the Bethel ANSEP Acceleration Academy. That academy allowed me to get a head start in college and take college courses.       Nature's Beauty       I find the art of photography very appealing. This is actually one of the pictures I took. I tend to take a lot of pictures of nature because it's very captivating.      In the past I used to paint simple pieces of art on canvases, but I took a break for a few years. About a month ago I decided to paint a couple of simple pieces and they turned out pretty good for someone that isn't great at painting or drawing. I would say I am more of a photography art person rather than a pain...