Cup and Saucer c. 1940

Aaron Fastovsky painted "Cup and Saucer" with watercolor, and it feels like a quiet meditation. Imagine him, squinting slightly, trying to capture the way light glances off the glazed surface. I can almost feel the push and pull of his brush, the dance between control and letting the watercolor bleed and do its thing. There's a tender patience to it, wouldn't you say? The cup isn't perfect; it's got these beautiful irregularities, a little wobble in its shape, as if it's breathed and lived. And that paint! It's neither too thick nor too thin, but just right; it doesn't shout, but whispers with the delicate confidence of someone who knows their craft. You know, thinking about it, this painting feels like a conversation with Giorgio Morandi, that Italian master of still life. Both artists find the extraordinary in the ordinary, don't they?