Kids at Fogarty Bay, OR.: The way we place the subject matter in the format/frame can affect the mood of a painting.  Print the image and then crop it to choose how much of the rocky background you wish to include with the children's images.      *  A larger expanse of rocks gives a feeling that the children are gazing outward, relating with the expanse of the sea.      *  A closely cropped version focuses more attention on the relationships between the children themselves.      *  Consider cropping the sides even further, then adding more height to the cliffs to form a vertical scene. What mood does this suggest?