Mind's Eye Critique

First looking at Brett Gamache’s Two Paths, the viewer’s eye is drawn to the shack in the middle of two paths. The form of the shack is old and broken down contrast the scenery surrounding it. The path on one side of the shed leads the eye pass the shack and towards lovely greens of trees and grass. In the distance is a glimpse of mountains and bright blue sky. On the other side of the shack is a shady path. As the viewer’s eye follows this path it leads into a woodsy area and the viewer could wonder where does this endless path lead?
Two Paths is a realist depiction of this nature with impressionist strokes and the viewer can assume that this painting was painted “en plein air”. The colors are mostly nature colors, greens and browns, and cool colors, blues. The Value of Two Paths is mostly bright, sunny, and natural lights, with trees creating shade. When looking it the painting, many different narratives come to mind. One narrative that comes to mind could be go along with Robert Frost’s poem, The Rode Not Taken, “ Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by”. Brett Gamache’s Two Paths sets the viewer into a tranquil state and transports them to a majestic scenery.