1.  Ever since I saw these lights I've wanted to take a picture of them.  As soon as I saw the assignment, this image popped into my head.  The trail of lights is intriguing to me.  They beckon to be followed.  The first thing I notice it the light closet to the viewer, then my eyes go down the row of lights then back up the line of snow on the ground.  The way the lights create a a "bubble" around them it seems like they are pushing to keep darkness out as it slowly closes in around them.

2.  A single light on the left side in the lower third is followed by several identical lights, slowly receding into the distance until one cannot tell if there is one light or many.  Then between the first and second lights, a lone luminescent bulb stands in the distance as a beacon.  Below the lights, horizontal rows of bricks lined with snow disappear to the from the left to the right of the picture.  Little flurries of snow swipe marks against the lights welcoming glow.

3.  The image as a whole involves several collections of lines that help move the viewers eye around the image.  Several shapes are repeated throughout the piece as well.  The lines at the front of the picture are strong, solid lines, while the ones at the back or more distorted as they should be.  The dark color at the top of the picture really helps show the effect of night and create a definite contrast against the brightness of the lights.  With the lights starting on the left side and then receding to a little of center helps draw the viewers eye through the whole composition.  

4.  The picture tells the viewer to follow...

5.  Daumier's pictures tend to have the focal point either horizontal or vertical and then whichever the picture is he incorporates more of that direction with hints of the opposite... (if that makes any sense).  My picture seems to have a more balanced mixture of horizontal and vertical lines.

1.  My initial reaction was intrigue.  With the look on her face I immediately started to wonder about what she was holding (which is a kaleidoscope by the way).  I like the balance of the red hues with the kaleidoscope, her hair, eye color, and the door in the background.

2.  The picture is of a girl with an round face, dark glasses, and long reddish auburn hair with bangs sweeping over the right side of her glasses.  She is staring intently as if transfixed at a half sphere shaped portion of a kaleidoscope.  This magic wand of color is decorated in a red metallic paper.  

3.  The focal point, the girl, is positioned at the far left of the picture with her eyes about a third of the way down to add emphasis to that point.  Then the tube/stick is on the right third of the picture slightly tipped towards the main focal point to draw the eye in that direction.  As I mentioned earlier, the main color in this picture is of a reddish tint.  

4.  Transfixed.

5.  The works of Kathe Kollwitz tend to lean towards the darker images and ideas.  She focuses on the pain and suffering of people detailing facial expressions thoroughly.  I don't see many similarities between her and I besides we both concentrate on expressions of the human face.  Mine deals with intrigue while hers is of great loss.  She does not use color in her pieces, she stays with black and white to enhance the mood while I, on the other hand, use the color of the baton to draw the viewer's eyes to the main focal point.