Zoar Linens 1938

Jerry Guinta made this drawing of Zoar Linens with graphite and watercolor, and it's like he’s captured the quiet essence of everyday objects. You know, there's something about the way he renders these linens, a kind of gentle process of building up the image, almost meditative in its repetition. He’s really working with texture here, that push and pull of light and shadow across the surface of each linen square. I love how he uses these sheer washes of watercolor, allowing the paper's surface to breathe through, creating this ethereal quality. And notice the soft grays and creams, punctuated by those delicate red stitches on the central cloth. They’re not just depicting linens, they’re evoking a sense of history, of domesticity, of care. It’s like these stitches are holding the whole thing together. The work reminds me of Agnes Martin, how she found the sublime in the simplicity of lines and grids. Ultimately, the piece seems to be saying something about the beauty in simplicity, and the stories that everyday objects can tell.