While the picture is not large, students will still be able to identify the many primary, secondary and intermediate colors that Wimmer used to creature his painting. Make a list of the colors the class can identify in the sky. Trees, Barn, House, Tilled field Talk about the shapes in the sky. Discuss the directions of the lines used to form the images. The shapes are very horizontal, flat and irregular.
Every brush stroke is a right to left motion.
If you look closely enough, you can see that there are no vertical strokes in the sky. The horizon is the place where the sky seems to touch the land. Look at the ratio of sky to land. Have the students mark their canvas paper with this same ratio by placing a mark on each side of their paper at the lower third. It's time to start painting.