For this work, the viewer’s eyes would most likely enter from the highly saturated splotch of red at the top middle of the painting, right on the blade of the knife. It then moves along the curved arm of the figure on the right, down his body to his right leg. With the curves formed from the limbs and the animal on the bottom, our eyes seem to travel along the curves, almost like a circle. The saturated colour contrasting with the muted earthy tones plays a big part for drawing focus, but the lines and shapes are important too. The delineated features of the face of the figure on the right, along with the white lines to describe details of the belt, textures or accessories helps to guide the eyes along as well. The artist utilises rhythm in design (knife blade and the posture of the figure on the right having an almost parallel plane), colours and repetition of similar organic curved forms to create a harmonious and effective composition. There is a radial balance as well as the figures and objects seem to form a circle of radiating focal starting from the bright red splotch. I wouldn’t say it’s like a pollock because our eyes would dart all over and have no resting place for a pollock, but for this painting at least we have some representative subject matter and colour contrast for our eyes to momentarily rest on.

The eye enters from the top right corner of the painting where the artist used a bright blue colour to describe the sky, contrasted with the black shadow of the animal’s tail and body. It then follows the curvature of the animal’s tail, down to its body and then the figure that is lying by the water. We follow the arm that is extended into the water, and then to the swan’s curved neck and then to the details in the top left corner. My eye moves around with the repeated curved shapes, the horizontal detail of the vines mirroring the figure’s extended arm into the water. The colour as well, because the blue used is so saturated and contrasts on the plane of muted earthy colours. The artist uses repetition of shapes (curved tail and neck, horizontal vines and arms), bright blue colour against muted tones, and has an emphasis on different aspects (cloud in sky, white swan’s head in the moonlight?). Our eyes dont rest totally on a spot and bounces places to places, but we do linger at each detail in this harmonious work for a while.

Focus starts from the bright red bird at the top right corner of the work. The bright red saturation against the muted tones of the works really stand out. Then it follows the curvature of the legs of the figures on the horses, then to the tail of the horse, back up to the rear of the woman and then the details on the top left corner. The lines and shapes guides my eyes, and not so much of the colours. (Similar shape of legs on horse, opposing curve of the horse’s tail).  Uses repetition of curves of rear/tail and legs, to create a harmony and for our eyes to bounce over. Asymmetrical balance, heavy on the bottom right. Slightly all over, but our eyes will stop on the red bird the longest.