Flower Urn 1935 - 1942

Clarence W. Dawson made this beautiful watercolour artwork of a flower urn, but we're not sure exactly when. I wonder, was he painting it outside on a sunny day? Maybe he had a bunch of flowers to put in it later? The tones are warm, and it's got all these lovely washes of colour. It’s simple, but precise. It makes me think about the endless ways we can look at things. How can the artist make something so mundane look so interesting? Was he was thinking about Cezanne, or Morandi, and all those paintings of humble objects? I bet he was. These artists are all in dialogue with each other. Like one big, never-ending conversation. I love that painting always leaves space for curiosity.