Silver Spoon 1935 - 1942

Walter Jennings made this drawing, called 'Silver Spoon', with graphite and colored pencil. You know, looking at this little spoon, it’s all about subtlety, a kind of quiet observation. The blending of the graphite gives this spoon a smooth, almost reflective quality, that is so nice. It's like Jennings is saying, "Hey, even the most ordinary thing can be beautiful if you really look at it." There's a softness to the rendering, and the way the colors are layered, that makes you want to reach out and touch it. See how the spoon just barely floats above the paper? It reminds me a bit of Giorgio Morandi’s still life paintings, where the everyday objects become these monumental, almost spiritual forms. Both artists are asking us to slow down and appreciate the beauty of simplicity, and the poetry of the mundane. It’s a testament to the power of art to transform the way we see the world.