The "retina-burn" factor

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Originally Posted by Alexandra Tyng

In your opinion, what factors give a painting "retina-burn?"What stops you in your tracks, grabs you and won't let go, makes you want to possess a particular work of art?

Please post examples if you like!

• I'm very happy that you started this thread Alex; I'm also looking to that factor.
  
  I look at the paintings which touched me and try figure out why I like them. I usually like simple compositions with a good lighting. Some paintings are so realistic that they look like photographs, and that's the problem, few photographs have touched me deep, on the other hand, I cannot look at many paintings or even at studies without having a moving feeling.
  
  Here are some of my favorite ones.