Arrowtown (Coronet Peak from Speargrass Flat) 1953

Rita Angus made "Arrowtown, Coronet Peak from Speargrass Flat" using watercolor and pencil. It’s like she's inviting us to slow down and really see. Her marks are so deliberate, almost like each little brushstroke is a decision. The colors are so muted, like a memory fading into the landscape. There’s this one little rock, or is it a clump of dirt, in the foreground. It's painted with such care. It’s got these subtle stripes, like a tiny, humble monument. It's so simple but it anchors the whole scene. You know, this reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin's work, that same quiet, meditative quality. It's not about showing off. It's about finding something profound in the everyday. Art is about noticing, right?