Emily

Emily

==== At a glance, many images are just that, images. Looking closer, however we find that a picture can relate to us in some way or another. Not that a work of art can display our whole life story, but perhaps just a moment we have experienced. //The Sycamores// by Alexandre Calame, //Bridal Veil Falls// by Albert Bierstadt, and //Falls of Tequendama// by Frederic Edwin Church can relate to a memory of mine through emotions, looks, and even portrayed ideas. ==== ==== //The sycamores// gives of a mysterious, lonely kind of vibe that is similar to the emotion I was feeling. The colors are darker and there is one tree alone that first catches our eye, which sets it apart from the others. Behind this tree are more that almost hide in the darkness and distance, then the black shadows of the forest surround that. This reminded me of my cousins and i when we were alone in a tent. We felt like it was just us surrounded by the darkness in the forest and we didn't know what lurked behind the curtain of black. ==== ====// Bridal Veil Falls // makes me want to go to a place like in the painting, much like how I want to go back and relive some of my memories. A place like in the painting is unforgettable, but out of the entire world, it is such a small place. My memory of camping is one among many I have accumulated in my whole life however it has a big enough impact that I can still look back on it. ==== ====// Falls of Tequendama // may not have anything to do with camping, but it displays the way I felt about it then. Because the background is of a gorgeous waterfall, we get the feeling that the place is serene and peaceful, however looking toward the bottom we so rapid fast moving water to add a more intense feeling. So, it’s sort of juxtaposing because falls seem like a place that people that people long to go see, however it also looks wild. This is how I felt about camping at that moment, I loved to camp and it was a vacation after all, however at that moment I had to walk across a dark field, I felt scared. In both the picture and my memory I get a sense that something wonderful can sometimes be frightening. ====

“No matter how scared we were though, we still were having fun, and now it’s just another story we can look back on and laugh about”-My Narrative






Emily Schulte Miss Woods A.P. Language 4 December 2012 The Daughter’s of Revolution

The //Daughter’s of Revolution// is a painting by Grant Wood displays three older women in front of //George Washington Crossing the Delaware//. The mood is very solemn and calm because the women have bitter looks and the colors are dull. This is very juxtaposing compared with the other picture behind the women, which is very hectic and frightening looking. Grant Wood’s image The Daughter’s of Revolution shows that, although the roles between men and women in the Revolution were contradicting; they could still support the same thing. Both men and women fought for freedom against Britain, but the ways they did were very different. The painting on the wall behind the women portrays a very alarming scene of Washington and other men fighting in battle. The image is very hectic and shows how intense war was. On the contrary, the three women in front of the picture seem so calm that one may say they seem bored. However, their support shows through. The woman in the middle of the painting is holding a teacup which alludes to the tax on tea that pushed America even further to fight for Independence. Also, they show concern even buy having the battle picture on their wall. The contradiction in The Daughter’s of Revolution has a purpose to show how different men and women supported the same thing. These women seem so comfortable in a solemn house while their husbands, brothers, and sons are of fighting a war. The men in this picture are giving their lives, and the women are giving support, but together they all help with one ultimate move toward independence.