ng bundles of wheat while others are women bent over collecting wheat. Notice how the artist compares the two and shows the closeness these people have with their natural environment. A little further back you could just make out a man up in a tree, he stands among the tall branches as if he was a part of them and picks fruit.On the left of the tree the viewer is led through a path in the wheat field, which swoop down a mountainside and leads into the mid-ground. The middle ground is full of paths leading through a little village. At a closer look we find so much going on: we see children playing in field, people swimming in a pond and even the quaint, thatch roof cottages where they live. We are also made aware of the fait of the wheat as we see a horse drawn cart full to the brim with wheat. Though the mid-ground of the painting takes up less than a third of the painting, it contains so much and tells so much about these people’s lives. The paths continue on through more fields, up over mountainsides leading into the misty distance. Just over a few mountains we come to a small town on the bay. This painting has a great expansive feel, yet with the addition of the sea, the artist has in affect gave us access to all of the oceans. In the harbor sits a few large ships their masts faded by the atmospheric mist. Perhaps these ships are one more step for the wheat, bringing it ...
