Crock c. 1938

George Loughridge painted "Crock" with watercolor. The way he approaches the surface, you can tell it was an attempt to capture the feeling of the object with minimal strokes. I love how the paint is so thin, almost like a stain, but still captures the three-dimensional form. The flower almost feels like it’s stenciled onto the surface of the crock with that dark blue, which really pops against the muted, earthy tones of the pot. The most interesting part for me is the texture he creates with such a light touch, those little imperfections and variations in color feel so real. The imperfections, the slight wobble of the shape, it reminds me of the work of Giorgio Morandi, who also found beauty in the everyday. It's a nice reminder that art is a conversation, where each artist brings their own voice to the table, or in this case, to the canvas.