Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City 1946

Grandma Moses made this painting of a scene on a farm, rendered in bright colors and naive style. I think about her painting each blade of grass, and the pure blue of the sky, and I am reminded of my own studio, when I focus on the minute details of a painting. I imagine Grandma Moses thinking back to her life on the farm. She paints the whole scene in the present, but it’s a memory. It’s about what remains. There is a freshness to the paint. It’s about how the world feels. All these little figures, not quite individualized, but so full of life. They are all going somewhere, just like her. Even if she is going to the big city! She reminds me that the most important thing is the journey.