Critique #1

This is a picture started by a boy with aspergers syndrome and finished by his sister and her friend. The background unifies the picture because it is the same throughout, green with streaks of blue going in the same direction. By looking at the picture, one can tell that each of the three children did one of their own hands. All the hands are facing the same way, showing that the children took the time to do this and did not just pick a random hand. Another way to tell that the kids spent time on this is just by looking at the hands. There is more than just one color in each of them, and the colors chosen in each hand are part of a color scheme.
The word on the blue hand to the left is difficult to see, but the word hope on the orange hand and the heart on the yellow hand are inspirational messages chosen by the children. Adding to the message is a heart in the middle of the painting. Although the heart somewhat clashes due to its overly bright color, it still goes with the overall theme that the children are trying to convey. The final thing that contributes to their peaceful message is the two white doves in the background.
On a more technical aspect, the picture is very well balanced. The hands are proportional to each other, the heart in the middle takes up what would have normally been an empty space, and the two white doves add to the background.