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| Thomas Cole's easel, and painting palettes |
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| Thomas Cole's painting space in the barn |
The house that Thomas Cole lived in, was surprisingly large.
I did not expect it to be a 2/3 story house but rather a cottage. It was
amazing to see how much Thomas Cole’s family cared about him. The spaces his
Uncle in law gave him to work on his paintings was very generous. Then again,
Thomas was a famous painter. I am all for conserving historical places and
belongings. I was shocked to see that the house still obtained Thomas Cole’s
painting utensils such as his palette and easel shown above. As I was walking
through the house and Thomas’ painting space, I was trying to imagine the
scenery that would have been in place when he was alive. With the palette and
painting space, I imagined Thomas painting his series of paintings to the
Voyage of Life.
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| Kaaterskill Falls |
Site Five of Kaaterskill Falls was one of the most beautiful
places I have ever saw. I was not quite sure what this hike would become of,
because the trail was right off a road. I was stunned by how beautiful the
waterfall was. I enjoy rocky hikes rather than grassy hikes. I was able to
explore more and go passed my boundaries because I was excited to see the
waterfall. Rose and I explored different areas than the rest of the group. We
went down as far as we can go in order to stand directly in front of the
waterfall. As I was standing in the water, I could feel the mist coming from
the falls. It was both exciting and relaxing at the same time. I was nervous we
would get caught in the current or get stuck in between the rock, but I allowed
myself to take in the scenery. I will definitely go back to Kaaterskill Falls.
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| Frederic Church's House. Olana |
By seeing the house of Frederic Church, I came to the
conclusion that Church was more successful (money wise) than Thomas Cole. This
would be the case because Church realized his talent many years before Thomas
Cole had. But in more thought, I also realized that Thomas Cole died at a very
young age which executed his talent. The house of Frederic Church was so
beautiful. I loved everything about the interior, the architecture, and the
detail. Frederic took many ideas from all around the world and put it together
into this one house. It amazed me that 96% of the house is in its original
state, with the original furniture. By looking at the rooms upstairs, I noticed
they were relatively small compared to the other rooms downstairs. I thought to
myself, why could this be? Wouldn't you want a huge bedroom? I came to realize
that the rooms are probably smaller in order to gather the family together downstairs
to read poetry or listen to music rather than sitting in the bedroom alone. I also
questioned why the nephew of Isabel Church did not want to keep this house that
he inherited. I still can’t answer this question, because the house is so
beautiful and worth so much sentimentally that I do not know why anyone would
put it up for sale. But, what is one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Whatever
the reason is, I am glad that this is now a historical site and people can see
how the Church’s lived.
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