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On February, 26 I visited the Sheldon Art Gallery to take in the exhibits that they had. The Sheldon usually has a few exhibits. Downstairs they have a featured exhibit that rotates on occasion. Upstairs they have pieces from that follow a theme from their permanent collection.

When I visited the Sheldon there were 2 pieces that really stood out to me for a number of reasons. Among those reasons were their composition, subject matter, and artist.
I first went into the downstairs exhibit which currently has works by African-American artists. The first thing that caught my eye was a single piece made out of multiple individual paintings. The artist was depicting the story of creation as told by an African-American preacher to his congregation. Each painting was different in colors and positioning of characters, but all had several key elements. In each painting, there is a window in the church and through the window you can see creation happening as the preacher narrates it. Each painting also has a tool box that I think symbolizes the tools that God used to create the Earth.
Another interesting thing that catches your eye in each of these paintings are the faces of the people that surround the preacher. Some are crying, some are laughing, but each has a different expression. The colors used in the paintings are very vibrant and I think that the artist wanting these paintings to be eye-catching. As I came to the end of the piece, I didn’t feel that the ending did justice to the wonderful work that God had just created. It didn’t seem to have the climax that I would have liked to seen.
Another piece that caught my eye was upstairs. It could be classified as either a sculpture or a painting. It was titled “Flowers on the Wall” by Jame Surls. It took up almost one wall in the gallery. The artist created a 3-D depiction of flowers, maybe daisies, in cherry wood. One thing that I thought was interesting in the piece was the use of wood. It not only caught my eye, but as I