Bottle c. 1936

This drawing of a bottle, made by Francis Law Durand, well, it’s just so charming. The way he uses watercolor, it's like he's trying to capture not just the shape of the glass, but its very essence. You can almost feel the coolness of the material. I love how the color kind of pools and gathers, creating these subtle gradations of light and shadow. It’s kind of watery and thin, you know? When you look closely, you see the way the pigment settles into the paper, creating these little textures and variations. The little lines around the edge of the bottle, they’re not perfectly straight, and that’s okay. That’s what makes it feel so alive. It kind of reminds me of the early work of someone like Agnes Martin, where it’s all about the subtle nuances of color and surface. Durand’s piece invites us to slow down and really see. It's not about perfection, it's about embracing the beauty of imperfection, of the handmade.