I see some wonderful creative elements in the picture above, fundamentals in art and design. There are rhythms stated and repeated with variation that flow through the composition. It has a clear simple statement quickly and easily realized with deeper patterns becoming evident upon closer observation.

There is a path of color, cool to warm, from blue to red to yellow in the background creating movement, with a dark green figure centrally creating a resting point for the eye.

The brush strokes start as swirling large patterns with attractive mixing of colors, to geometric stripes, to diagonal patterns of fine lines adding a flow and rhythm to the textures which draws in and captures the viewer.

The simple closed curve forming the face becomes the theme with variation to form several simple blocks of composition to the right and left, always drawing the viewer back to the face. Within the face the sausage like curves slowly progressively modulate in to the lips eyes and nose. The method of variation in construction of one side of the face to other other is echoed in the flower and in the boots. Repetition with variation in a key to beauty in any art.

Three simple types of lines are complied decoratively to construct the entire image. Strait lines, broad curves. and dots. Are distributed with a very artistic balance, also captivation, expressive, and a sign of the wizened maturity of the artist. These simple inscriptions are as true an indication of an individuals soul as a signature in hand writing is unique to the person.

Great things seem simple at first glance. The story the picture tells is multifaceted and complex, deceptively so considered the primitive manner of its execution. Draftsmanship and proportion are thrown out, but what is necessary for passionate expression remains. A short poem can say more than a novel, so which is greater. A demented old artist loosing his powers could never produce a picture like this. As you are slowly carried into the drawing, passions and stories of the lives and dreams of men slowly emerge and grip your own soul.