This past week I wondered around
campus looking for sculptures and paintings until on caught my eyes. I looked
in a couple different buildings and I also took a look outside. Although I saw
a couple none of them really brought me in. I didn’t find that great of a
selection as well. However after a little while I found a painting done by
Maryellen Considine-Woolley who I later found out after reading that she is an
alumni of SCSU.
Maryellen received her BS and MS
degrees from southern, she studied at a few different colleges as ell including
Paier College Of Art, The school of Visual Arts and The Art Concentration in
painting from Columbia University. She is also presently affiliated with SCSU
as an art instructor for more than thirty years.
I was drawn to this piece because
of the bright colors as well as although they were three separate paintings
they all flowed together. I was not sure what message or time she was trying to
get across at first glance, often times trees symbolize strength and flowers
beauty however the last picture reminded me of an eyeball I wasn’t exactly sure
what to make of it. I assumed the artist was trying to depict a time when she
saw beauty and strength within someone or a culture. I really enjoyed this pictures
the colors and the technique in which they were created were all lovely.
After reading the small plaque next
to the display I found out that Maryellen was the creator and that this was a depiction
of her experience one morning while walking through the Miramar section of
Havana Cuba. She painted the large trees and flowers she was surrounded in. She
believes them to be an example of the valor, tenacity, and generosity of the spirits
of the people she encounter. I believe she did a wonderful job of showing this.
I very much enjoyed looking at her paintings and I would definitely like to see
more.
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