Cupboard c. 1937

Florence Truelson made this drawing of a cupboard sometime in the first half of the twentieth century. It's rendered in watercolor or gouache, a medium that lends itself to the kind of meticulous observation evident here. I love the way the color defines the form, with light and shadow carefully mapped out. Up close, the wood grain has this delicate, almost shimmering quality. Truelson understood artmaking as a process, not just representation. The drawing celebrates the materiality of both the cupboard and the paint itself. There's something both familiar and slightly off about the perspective, a kind of dreamlike quality. It reminds me a bit of Fairfield Porter's paintings of domestic interiors. You know, art is always a conversation. Each artist responding to those who came before, finding their own voice. It’s about creating space for different ways of seeing, where ambiguity thrives, and fixed meanings take a backseat.