Vase c. 1940

Michael Trekur made this drawing of a vase with pencil and watercolour. I'm really drawn to the tenderness of his marks. It seems like he's trying to capture a sense of the glassiness of the object, trying to coax out a likeness with care and delicacy. There's a beautiful, subtle gradation of color here, from the pale blush of pink in the body of the vase to the almost clear glass of the handles and base. You can imagine him dabbing the paper with slightly varying washes, letting the light sink into the fibers. It’s a quiet, still moment, isn't it? Almost like a meditation on form and light, echoing artists like Giorgio Morandi, who found endless inspiration in simple, everyday objects. It is a reminder that the act of looking and rendering can be a profound act of connection.