This piece of artwork depicts the transcendentalist appreciation of nature. In Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay entitled "Nature", he says, "I find something more dear and connate [in nature] than in streets or villages." This piece captures the beauty of nature in many ways, from the depiction of the bright blue sky, to the detail of the leaves, but the thing that sets this piece apart from others is the medium on which it was created. The use of a tree stump as a canvas conveys the idea that nature contains beauty in and of itself, and needs only to be revealed by man in order to be appreciated.
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