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Nancy Wissemann-Widrig (American, born 1929)
Garden as Metaphor, 1985

Oil on canvas
51 3/4 x 51 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches
Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine
Bequest of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Noyce, 1997.3.54

I did that song because I felt a match with the way that the image makes me feel rather than how it looks. Looking at the drawing, I feel very calm and relaxed, as if I was within the painting. I also liked the way that the painting looked, it didn't look like a flat canvas because of the almost grainy texture.

I made my decision because I felt as though it was very pretty and I was appealed by it. I felt like it was appealing to the eye and with what I like, so it made it easier to make my choice.

 —Carmella Reid