Inkwell 1935 - 1942

Jessica Price made this watercolor and graphite drawing of an inkwell, but we don’t know exactly when. You can see her process through the delicate layers of green that build up the form. It’s like she's coaxing the inkwell into being, one careful stroke at a time. The paper itself is creamy and soft, and the greens are so subtle, almost like looking through the glass itself. See how she captures the light swirling within the glass? It gives the inkwell a kind of shimmering, ethereal quality. Look at the base - there’s this tiny swirl of darker green that anchors the whole form, providing a focal point. This reminds me a little of Giorgio Morandi's still lifes, not in style, but in the way Price finds something profound in the everyday, revealing a quiet beauty in something so simple. It’s a gentle reminder that art is as much about seeing as it is about knowing.