Toddy Glass 1935 - 1942

Minnetta Good made this drawing of a Toddy Glass with delicate strokes of colored pencil on paper. Imagine her, perched on a chair, carefully observing how the light dances across the surface of the glass. There's a certain tenderness in the way she renders its form, a quiet appreciation for the simple beauty of everyday objects. You know, it's as if she's not just drawing a glass, but capturing a fleeting moment in time, the way light reveals form and volume. The subtle gradations of color—pale greens, gentle grays—create a sense of transparency and depth. It is a painting about seeing itself. Good is part of a long lineage of artists using painting to explore the world around them, reminding us to pause, observe, and find beauty in the ordinary. Painting is a form of conversation across time, a shared inquiry into the nature of seeing.