Thursday, September 6, 2007

The Coffee Shop Painting

At first glance, one’s eyes are not quite sure what to focus on first. Should they find the birch trees in the background? Or the bush with berries on the right? Or the spot of sunlight coming down right through the tops of the trees? After taking the entire painting in, the intense variety of greens will register. They range from a dark olive hue to a light, almost-white shade. When looking more closely at the painting one will see the small, but noticeable flowers on the tips of some of the blades of grass and the red berries attached to the leaves on the bush. After examining the ferns, grasses, and other assorted plants, the viewer may see the painting as if it were a photograph; possibly one that a hiker may have taken while on a trek through the forest. The hiker may have stopped to rest for a minute and suddenly realized the natural beauty of the calm, undisturbed forest with the morning sun showing itself through the trees. The painting fully captures that splendor.

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