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A Candle Burning caught my eye. That’s the title of a piece of art inthe San Antonio College Art Building. It’s a very simple black and white picture of a candle in a candle holder and a book.
The twelve by eight wooden frame that hangs on a wall in the Art Building is painted white. With in the frame there is a wide white cardboard border. The border is three inches wide on the left and right. On the top and bottom it’s two inches wide. The border leaves a eight by five rectangaler opening.
Inside the eight by five rectangler opening is a pitch black background. On the upper left hand corner there is a candle holder. Not just any candle holder. It could possible be antique. The metal appears rusty and worn, like it’s been used on many pitch black nights. It is shaped like a pear on the bottom. There are two circular handles on th upper portion of the holder. One handle is on the right the other on the left. The handles are connected to the part that holds the candle. Which looks like a cone with a circular opening.
The circular opening is where the white candle is placed. It appears to be four inches long and half a inch in width. The candle is pretty much your classis cylinder romantic dinner table candle. The candle has been used before, because there is wax that has dripped on the side of the candle and dried.
On the lower right hand corner of the picture there lyes a book. The book is a three by four rectangl. The cover is white with black Times New Roman lettering. The book is titled Practical Candle Burning, by Raymond Buckland. The subtitle reads “ Spells and Rituals for Every Purpose.” On the upper right hand corner of the book cover there is a lit candle. This candle is cylinder , white and thin. The candle holder on the book cove is simple. It’s one inch thick and one in length....