The Spinner

The Spinner by Diego Velazquez



I truly enjoy painting.  When I begin something, I generally have an idea of what I'd like to do but as I'm in the process of creating it, usually things change and you put them on the canvas.  This painting was probaby created from the background, up to the foreground. This creates layers and a lot of thought to the composition.  I feel that this painting almost seems like two separate pieces.  The people in the foreground create their own scene allowing the viewer to focus on them and their specific actions/story.  As you look at the painting longer, your eyes start to wander to the background and you see what is behind the people at the front.  I think this is about a stage or a play that we are watching.  The people in the foreground represent the people on the stage and we frocus on them and their story as viewers in the audience.  The scene in the background tells us the story of behind the scenes or backstage at a play.  The red curtain on the left further demonstrates this theory.