Sunday, April 11, 2010
After I had finished photographing the monks' sculptures, I noticed a lovely painting on the wall facing the sculptures. Of course, I had to photograph it. The local artist is JoAn Melchild.
I met JoAn via email in 2008. She asked my permission to use a Great Blue Heron photograph I had taken following a very strong windstorm at the Big Stone Lake Wildlife Refuge, just south of Ortonville, MN. First, my photo of the bedraggled Heron.
Next is JoAn's depiction.
I prefer JoAn's. It emphasizes the characteristics of the Heron and stones while eliminating unnecessary details.
