Cole's View From Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts And Whitman's Leaves Of Grass: Ways The Artist Portrays Themselves To The Viewer

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situated on a mountain up in the woods in an apparent
storm. Cole places himself somewhat behind the mountain and is positioned
to look out towards the audience. Also present with Cole are his tools.
Cole’s tool be distinctly placed plays a very important role in one’s
understanding of why Cole presents himself in his work. T. Cole can also be
seen on his portfolio. Cole is seen in this painting as an artist. He makes
it a point to distinguish himself from the rest of his surroundings. Just
as Cole separates himself, he also geometrically breaks up the land. The
settled land is presented in perfect geometric shapes. Cole seems to like
to use definition in this painting. Deep brush strokes are used to convey
the effect of rain in the West (or the darker portion of the painting)where
a storm is evident. Another example of Cole’s use of definition is the way
he presets himself. Cole wants the separation, that is present in most of
this painting, to be evident between him and the ...

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