Peninsula Park #1
by Scott Gearheart
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Title
Peninsula Park #1
Artist
Scott Gearheart
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Something can be beautiful even when kept from view of the masses.
Yet there are those situations where a person is not given the opportunity to
I feel as if Portland’s Peninsula Park is the story of Cinderella told in reverse. It began in 1913 as the pride of Portland. Strikingly beautiful, everyone’s attention focused on it and its beauty. It was, indeed, the “belle of the ball”! Yet today it is rarely talked about, rarely seen; still as beautiful as ever, but in a charmingly modest way. For many, she is a treasure locked away in the attic, never to be appreciated. She is relegated to the status of “Second Best”, personality, yet she is hidden and unseen. For certain, she is under overlooked. Her slightly younger and more highly promoted sisters, Portland Rose Gardens and Washington Park. receiving all the attention.
Beauty can fade. Beauty can be forgotten. But beauty can be so pure it never withers.
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October 9th, 2012
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