On this day, we dedicated it to nature and the surrounding beauty of Bush Pasture Park and the history it contains within the nature of the new season of Spring. Along with Oregon Botanical Artists, Salem's nature expert and fellow Bush House historians, I ventured on a mini hike through the park in mid morning/afternoon to see the sights of the new season. I like nature and the true beauty it brings Oregon but I seriously do not know much about plants and its specific qualities. Everyone had so much particular knowledge about every species and it fascinated me that there was so much interesting facts about the plants and flowers that cover Bush Park in Salem. I would not be able to duplicate the facts and information everyone spout out during the hike but with the love of art I have and the knowledge I have, it mimics the same interest and knowledge these ladies (and men!) have on the subject of nature and botany. I followed everyone on the sunny walk and was mostly a silent listener. Ending up slightly hungry, tired and muddy, everyone else still had fired spirits and wanted to continue on in constant amazement. We then all ended the walking tour with a lovely lunch at Bentley's where we all continued to socialize but more about our pasts, interests, art and the many other things that brought us together.
Learning more about nature illustration was very interesting to me as it was a way to document every species with extreme characteristics and qualities to be demonstrated before the process of photography. Especially with Oregon being a grand place for the story of Lewis and Clark, documentation of the Pacific Northwest's native species is important compared to the illustrations of today's botanical artists. We will be premiering the art of these artists with a coming up exhibition: In the Footsteps of David Douglas.
Exhibit Dates: September 12 – October 18, 2014
For more information on this upcoming show:
http://salemart.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prospectus-In-the-Footsteps-of-David-Douglas-032014.pdf
SalemArt.org
For more information on these premiere nature illustrators:
http://www.oba-artists.com/
Here are some pictures of the park and it's beauty: (I did not take these)
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