... Ralph Wilson is naturally a realism painting. Realism is an art style that was popular in the 19th century. Realists paint ordinary objects, people and scenes as they appear in real life. The artist makes no attempt to dramatize the scene and only paints it as it truly is. Calm at Five Hills is as the style depicts painted as real as possible. Everything is in perspective with detail critical. This piece has a real balance between the real dunes and the reflection in the water below. The bank line is along the halfway mark of the painting and helps to balance the picture into two perfectly painted sections. Wilson is believed to have gained a lot of his inspiration from Arthur Boyd and the way in which he also balances his pictures with a line of reflection. Wilson wanted to portray the way the reflection of the landscape creates an air ...

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