Goblet c. 1936

Vera Van Voris made this watercolour artwork of a goblet and its intricate design. It feels like a study, a way of figuring something out, maybe a puzzle? I love how the tones of brown and the details of the lines create the illusion of a real 3D object on a flat surface. What I mean is, you can tell she was really looking. I imagine her, squinting her eyes, trying to get the colors just right. I find myself wondering: what was it like to create this? How did she feel as she built up the layers of the painting? Did she start with the basic shapes and then add the details? It's like a conversation between the artist, the object, and the painting itself. And now, it's a conversation between us too, across time. We are all in dialogue.