Skirt c. 1940

Ann Gene Buckley painted ‘Skirt’ with watercolour on paper. It's the kind of painting that really lets you see the artist working. It's all about the joy of mark-making. That blue is so vibrant, almost singing off the paper. And look how she’s used the brush, loose and free, to create this skirt with a mind of its own! The details, like those little paisley patterns, feel both precise and dreamlike. You can almost see her hand moving, each stroke deliberate yet playful. There is a wonderful contrast between the flat blue and the soft, organic shapes. It makes me think about process, about how each brushstroke builds up the image, almost like a dance between control and letting go. This reminds me a bit of how Agnes Martin would paint, finding freedom in those repetitive marks, creating something both simple and deeply complex.