Peploe

Question 1

P- Colour

Answer 1

Dark blue/black outline of objects creates bold contrast against the pale pastel colours of the rest of the
fabric/background, allowing the objects within arrangement to stand out (e.g. the teapot, bowl and fruit).

Question 2

P-Line

Answer 2

Peploe has used thinner, delicate line in the Japanese background, to capture the areas of detail. This contrasts with the bold outline of the objects, making the objects seem like the most important part of the painting.

Question 3

P- tone

Answer 3

A variety of colours of blue have been used on the pot to create shadows (dark blue) and highlights (pale blue), suggesting this object is reflective.

Question 4

P-Form

Answer 4

3D form is indicated by overlapping the objects, creating depth. E.g. Fruit bowl in front of flowers conveys that fruit bowl is closer to viewer.

Question 5

P- Shape

Answer 5

Repetition of flower shapes and colours (pink) moves the eye across the painting in a diagonal line.

Peploe’s objects have been painted with a bold outline around them, emphasising the semi-abstract quality of the painting. The outline makes the shapes appear slightly more geometric than they would normally be, and as a result they appear less realistic.

Question 6

P- texture

Answer 6

The paint used for the red apple appears to have been blended more than the rest, with bright white highlights added. This shows the smooth texture of the fruit allowing it to seem reflective and juicy, drawing attention to the focal point (the fruit bowl).

Question 7

P- pattern

Answer 7

Repetition of the colour red, used to paint the fruit, outline of flowers and detail in Japanese background creates a pattern. This pattern helps to lead the viewer’s eye through the painting and gives the painting the feeling of balance.

Question 8

P- subject matter

Answer 8

Choice of oriental object (poster/painting in background) may have been influenced by Peploe’s interest in the far east, a style popular with Europeans at the time.

Question 9

P-composition

Answer 9

The placement of white fabric creates a diagonal leading line from the bottom left to top right, moving the eye through the composition.

Focal point is the bowl of fruit painted in different shades of red, orange and yellows. These warm colours advance towards the viewer, making the fruit stand out as the focal point.

Question 10

P- material+technique

Answer 10

Directional heavy brushstrokes/lines suggest highlights and shadows in the teapot and fruit witch suggests form.
However, the lack of blending in this application of paint makes the objects seem unrealistic.

Question 11

P- Style

Answer 11

Scottish Colourist influence - vivid colours and loose handling of paint throughout, making the painting seem energetic.