Spring arrives 1994

Maria Bozoky made this approximately 42 x 28 cm watercolour, ‘Spring Arrives,’ and it looks like she had a great time doing it! Just imagine her standing over this piece, brush in hand, watching as the colours bloomed and merged on the page. There’s such an ethereal feel, like we’re glimpsing a vision rather than a solid figure. See how the pink of her skirt seems to dissolve into the green and yellow background? It’s as if Bozoky wanted to capture the fleeting essence of spring itself. The black lines create a kind of nervous energy, especially around the hair, all scribbles and curls. Maybe she was thinking about Botticelli’s goddesses, or just enjoying the sheer pleasure of putting paint to paper? Painters are always in conversation, after all, riffing off each other’s ideas across time. I love how painting can be so specific, and yet so open to interpretation. It’s never really finished, is it? Just a moment captured in time, waiting for us to bring our own experiences to it.