I've been studying oil painting under a local professional artist. One of the topics that really interests me is composition. Artists go to great lengths to des

I've been studying oil painting under a local professional artist. One of the topics that really interests me is composition. Artists go to great lengths to design the placement, colors, texture, etc of objects in a painting to purposely lead the eye. When I look at the Great Wave, I find my eyes start at the top of the breaking wave, then move along the curve of the wave, to the boat, then toward the right. It's actually kind of a Golden Spiral, which is used often in paintings.