Monday, February 8, 2010
walking through the park I looked at it through an art(architecture) lense. I am currently undecided but I am considering a major in English. What struck me the most while observing the park were the oak trees. The trees seem to have a big impact on the beauty of the park. Its intresting to see how each tree has a vital part in the park ecosystem. Not only did the trees hold my attention but the ducks that seemed to stay together at all times. Some of these ducks were resting near the water, and some were near the golfcourt. While looking at the park I began to ponder of how important it is to help preserve parks such as Audubon. There was this lady in the park who allowed me to take a picture of a painting she had just finished. She said she was fascinated by the beauty of the park and how from an artist perspective she knows how important it is to help preserve. Her name is Megan Williamson..Her website should have the paintings on there soon.
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It was surprising to see that even though the park was covered with dark/sad colors such as shades of dark brown and green its beauty was inevitable. It seems every color in every creature, plant, and soil blends in as it they're all pieces of the same big puzzle. Even the grey sky blend in with the cool air. It was cute to see how the ducks would stick together as one big family and how they would be able to share the same water and home with other "cliques." I agree with Mrs. Williamson, it IS fascinating to see the beauty in the park and it is important to learn how to preserve this unique beauty that modern gadgets we use today cannot provide.
ReplyDeleteIs Megan Williamson the painter from Chicago? If yes, then I know her, I met her once in January, when I was in the park with a friend. We sat on the grass, but when the sun moved whe changed our place and went closer to the water. When we finally left, she came to us and showed us her new picture. She said it was funny, but she painted and thought that there was something missing in the picture, there was a free spot. And in this moment, we moved (unknowingly) right into her picture. So she painted us, too, we are now part of her picture which intended to be "only" a picture of the landscape. But now, nature and humans are together.
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