Chinese Castle – Chinese Dragon

When an artist decides to introduce some “variety” to their artwork, it is tempting to play with both the background, and the “key ingredients” of the foreground.  Within this Fantasy Land, do I detect – the most “subtle of plays” (and a risky one at that):

In this Chinese Fantasy Land – a Dragon and his Castle!

First:  let’s break this Fantasy Scene into two layers.  On the first layer, do I find the Chinese Dragon, and it’s foremost Castle/Temple.  On the other layer, do I find the remaining Castles/Temples and the Mountainous Rock.  Second:  let’s look at those two layers.  On the first layer, do I find that a two-point perspective has been used – to generate the lines of the dominant Castle/Temple.  Whilst on the second layer, do I find the presence of (at least) another two-point perspective; which has also be used – to form the “basic shapes“, of the remaining Castles/Temples.  So what!  You may say.  I shall give you a clue 🙂  I said “at least a two-point perspective”, because it’s also possible, that that’s a three-point perspective (on the second layer); as the “upwards” of the remaining Castles/Temples, also appears to converge to a third point.  Third:  let’s look at those two layers, when their “taken together”.  If you have not realised by now, then the first layer (the foreground) and the second layer (the background), both use different Vanishing Points – and hence, perspectives!  This can be risky within a single piece of Artwork, as the artist can quickly “unbalance their scene”.  It is here, that I feel that the height of the Dragon, has been used to great effect 🙂  The Dragon’s height is really a “pivot”, as it splits the fore and aft layers into two – “masking the magic”, of the two different sets of Vanishing Points.  In doing so, does it help to accomplish an amazing feat – no “pull on your eyes” (as you would expect, from two set’s of Vanishing Points).  If we now look at the artists’s use of colours:  then I feel, that the green of the Dragon, matches the green of the Trees/Moss.  Perhaps there’s a connection here?  I also feel, that the whites of the Light, matches the highlights on the side of the Castles/Temples (as you would expect).  And yet here, do I find a twist – for that same Light, also gives rise to the Heat of this Dragon’s mouth.  Perhaps this Dragon, is about to Breath Fire?