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The first piece I selected is a representational oil painting by Morris Bear Squire. It is titled “Buddha One.” In this piece, Squire first sketched the subject onto wood, then used oil paint, gold and silver leaf, mother of pearl, and crushed egg shells to accent the painting. He then went over the image several times with lacquer. It is about 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide. I found the painting along with many other original …

…a spring afternoon at the lake. She wants us to know that we should sometimes stop to look around us, and “take-it-all-in.” She could’ve shot less of the sky but she instead chose to include a large sky because it gives an even more breathtaking view of our beautiful world. I liked this particular photograph because I think it shows the epitome of American nature, and the way life used to and should be.