On a mild chilly day

Ekphrastic writing

Azopardo river

Rockwell Kent

1922-1926

Plattsburgh, New York

Oil on canvas

He was born and raised in New York & also passed away in New York

Nature

The painting shows a lake reflecting the color of the sky & a blue sky with some clouds. It also shows 2 ridges with some green in it.

Person is appreciating the beautiful of nature

The subject of the painting is the enormous view because the Does not add any other surrounding he just focuses on the mountains & the water being reflected in by the sky

Peaceful

This work of art actually touches me because they're us nothing in this world that I find more peaceful than breathing fresh air on a mild afternoon

If it took him 3 years it was because the artwork was complicated therefore, it was so hard that he had to draw shadows of mountains in the water

When I see this painting I hear birds chirping in my ears, I smell fresh fruits growing out of the trees, I feel breeze hitting my hair,

That is one of the most powerful pieces that he could've drawn because we are surrounded by places that amazing but decide to trash them

The woods is like a second home, when I go hiking i always have the best time.

I chose this work because I want to write a personal story about me when I was under that view once

Rockwell Kent most likely finds nature really peaceful & wanted to show it through his painting. This work shows symbolism of life, all the living things living in the painting on this painting are not drawn into detail. Rockwell is showing like remembrance of what life really is

Last year in landed Wyoming I went through a 30 day course in the woods & day 12 this was Exactly the view I saw, I sat at the peak of a mountain & stared at the view for about 3 hours

To summarize a kid is sitting on a mountain thinking back at his old life in the city, what does he miss

There's only one person in the story it's a memoir

Day 12 of NOLS when I finished hiking I took my boots off and say in that peak for quite a time

The woods can be anyone's second home because nature is the most beautiful place, the adjustment just has to come

I do not see the living things in the picture but they are there

Memoir of little kid thinking back at his previous struggles & challenges & what he misses & does not

Two visitors came to the painting and stood staring for about a minute, the painting is right in front of the stairs to go into the second floor many see it on a daily Basis. There is probably a reason to why is in that position.

On a mild chilly day right after the rain had settle down, I had finished hiking 13 miles. If that does not sound like a lot let me say it this way, every miles is 45 minutes and I hiked for 13 miles which means that I walked for 585 minutes that day. My feet were extremely exhausted and tired. I do not think I was capable of walking another mile if I did I was going to collapse. The miles weren't the huge deal because if that was it the struggle would've been less. I basically ran a half marathon with a 60 pound backpack on my back. I had to Carry pots, pans, and many other necessities in order to survive a full day. The first thing I did when I arrived was throw my backpack to the kitchen. I got to a point when I did not want to carry it anymore but I also did not want to carry it later and I know that when the hunger came it was already going to be around. I unlaced my boots & dropped them so my feet can rest, my feet where white & freezing due to the amounts of rivers I had to cross on my way to the new base camp. Only thing I have on is my hiking clothes but the way the Mosquitos were set up I was not taking those long pants & long sleeve jacket off. I looked back and just stood there for 30 seconds in love with the view. I walked slowly to the peak with my feet hanging down the end. I wasn't frightened to have my feet there because if I feel I was going to slide down snow & end up in the water. If you're questioning there was a lot of snow in the hot Wyoming in the middle of summer. When I finally clear my mind I just start staring into the water. I had just experience of the few unforgettable moments in life. I was looking at Rockwell Kent's painting in person, I was looking at it 4D. There were mountains after mountains. Some with a few trees and the bottom but most with snow at the top. The mountains were being reflected in the water. The water was full of dishes jumping out trying to get their daily meal. The water was right under a snow slide, just like in Wyoming it was just a small lake. Don't forget that sky was blue but mostly covered by clouds so the water was not as blue as it usually is. The wind began blowing in my face giving me chills & hunger, I wanted to head back but the view was an attraction to my eyes. I began thinking back to what I believe my purpose in this world was. I began to think that I was only placed in this world for one cause and that cause was yet not accomplished. That moment was when I realized that I missed my family and I wanted to enjoy the view and the time with them but they were in the city. This moment was when I realized that the city has nothing to offer and that my cause would be easier to accomplish away from all of the troubles in the city. I was distracted I felt like I was in another world and that was a moment when my stomach grumbled. It was talking to me, it wanted to be fed. I headed to the kitchen and I thought I was the best chef in the world for some reason just because I was in this environment. Eating in an environment like this just made me smile because all I heard was fishes jumping out of the water. I guess they were hungry too but they were not getting none of this food.