Finally we have a snow day here in Cincinnati so I’m taking the opportunity to reflect and work on other aspects of my craft. Stay safe, warm and inspired! Remember those who are less fortunate and consider donating to Maslow’s Army (https://maslowsarmy.org/).
Photo taken March 22, 2018
March 22, 2018 - Shortly after I left my house to go to work, I stopped at an intersection in my neighborhood and waited for the traffic light to change. While waiting, I looked over to my left and noted how lovely the pines and snow looked that morning so I took a quick picture from inside my car and was then on my way to work. For the next year, I would often glance back at that photo and knew that eventually I would need to paint this scene. Sometimes, inspiration bugs you until you paint it out!
Plaque: Glimpse of the Lake
Artist: The Rookwood Pottery Company (American, estab. 1880) manufactory
Sarah (Sally Coyne)
Date: 1920
Place: Cincinnati, Ohio
Medium: stoneware, vellum glaze line
Collection of The Cincinnati Art Museum
Gift of the Estate of Glenn A. Mueller
January 2, 2019 - During the holiday break I invited students to meet me at the Cincinnati Art Museum but found myself to have the unusual opportunity to wander about in solitude. Most of my visits to my home museum consist of amazing tours led by learned academics and curators or I’m the one leading friends, family and students through the galleries hoping to awaken curiosity and inspiration. On this particular day, I was the artist apprentice and inquisitive visitor. While walking from one gallery to the next, I stopped to ponder and wonder about Glimpse of the Lake. The lovely, tranquil atmosphere portrayed in this master work beckon me again and again. It is dreamy, delicate and wonderful. Note the subtle, warm blush to the right of the middle ground.
Morning Snow
Watercolor on Paper
12 x 16”
2019
Late January, 2019
After viewing Glimpse of the Lake, I knew that I needed to paint my own tranquil, lovely moment inspired by nature and Rookwood’s Sarah Coyne. As an artist, I’ve learned to pay attention to my observational intuition, to take a moment to enjoy nature and document inspiration with a photo. As an ever emerging artist, I’m still learning and improving my craft and I’m not afraid to add a little blush once in a while.