Frida Kahlo's 'The Little Deer" features A deer with Kahlo's head. The body of the deer is stabbed and wounded with nine arrows that have drawn blood in places all over her body. It is painted in a running motion and it appears to be leaping over a fallen branch in the forest. The far background's horizon is made by the ocean and the sky.

   Though this looks to be a very sad self-portrait the colours are warm and inviting, it makes the viewer wish they were there for the nice weather. The mixture of greens and browns that surround Kahlo the little deer come together harmoniously and make her look at home in the forest.

   There is a great sense of contrast in this image as the blacks are dark and the browns are light. This is used to bring Kahlo the little deer forward as the motif and to help convey the message or story of the self-portrait. The area behind Kahlo is dark and it appears as though she is in the light.

   The picture is asymmetrical, even though there are trees on either side of Kahlo the little deer and the background appears only in the middle of the image. The way these things have been positioned causes a feeling of asymmetry in an otherwise symmetrical self-portrait. The deer is right in the centre of the picture.

   This picture's elements and principles come together nicely to depict an inviting environment with a not-so-inviting Frida Kahlo as a little deer.