I love paintings of nature. I noticed one in the textbook by Georgia O'keeffe called Red Canna. My backyard has a lot of interesting plants. Many that I don't know the names of, but they are all very beautiful. The flower in this picture reminds me of one of the flowers in my backyard. The colors in this painting are absouluely amazing. I love how the red draws the eye toward the center, and then out to the rest of the painting. The colors are very saturated, and keep me interested while looking at the painting.
I know this is probably cliche, but I also love Van Gough's Starry Night. The town that is below the mountain is so peaceful, and it reminds of Los Gatos at night. At night Los Gatos is pretty much abandonned, but still feels extremely peaceful. The value in the different areas keeps the painting interesting, and it makes it so I can't look away. The moon seems to reflect a lot of light so there are a lot of different vaules.
Another painting that I can relate to really well is The Star, by Degas. I like a lot of Degas paintings because he paints dancers. I am really into dance, and have been dancing my whole life. The dancer in this picture seems so graceful, and reminds me of one of my dance classes.