The Blue Door was painted by American artist Andrew Wyeth on a 29 inch by 21 inch piece of watercolor paper. In this painting he used watercolor as it is currently in the Delaware Art Museum along with his other works; Tennant Farmer, House of Hussey and Arthur Cleveland. The Blue Door was finished in the spring of 1952 and purchased by Wyeth on September 23 of that year. The floor and walls are mainly composed of wooden/ceramic panels parallel to each other. The surface of each (floor and walls) is assumed to have remained intact and unfixed for many decades as it is rough and dirty. The light source is evidently the window to the right of the door as it brings light onto parts of the door, walls, floor, bin and bucket. The bucket hangs on the nail attached to the wall between the door and the window and under the window there is a basket resting on a ceramic surface. The blue door is worn by time as it shows signs of peeling and reflects the light coming from the window. Contrast is the easiest design principle to spot as there is a lot of use of Notan and the distinction between the light coming from the window and the dark room in the painting. There are radial and asymmetrical balances in this painting as the floor designs are parallel and repeating therefore being symmetrical and there is no repeating part in the overall overview of this painting. Wyeth also uses line to draw the viewer's attention to the door as the lines in the floor, walls, ceiling, and windows all point towards the door. Andrew then uses contrast and line to create emphasis on the door as it is the focal point of the painting. Positive and negative space is created through Wyeth's profile of the door and its surroundings. In the Blue Door, the painting... middle of paper... saw life from a mental and spiritual perspective, loved his profession and how he mastered his painting techniques. The wide range of tints and shades of numerous colors were mixed to create the designated look, but how did he mix his palette and create those colors to perfection without making any mistakes, all can be revealed by the master himself? Works Cited"Andrew Wyeth." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 3, 2012. Web. March 12, 2012. “Past Exhibitions Andrew Wyeth.” Welcome to the Flint Institute of Arts. July 8, 2011. Web. March 12, 2012. "€œSomething Waits Beneath the Early Works of Andrew Wyeth, 1939-1969." Delaware Museum of Art. Delaware Museum of Art, March 29, 2006. Web. March 12. 2012. .