Sugar Bowl c. 1936

Arthur Wegg made this watercolor drawing of a sugar bowl, and it feels like he did it with such care. I imagine him sitting at his desk, carefully mapping out the shapes of the bowl, lid, and handles, and thinking about the way the colors interact. Look at those pale pink, yellow and blue floral motifs swirling around the bowl! It's as if the painting came into being, shifting and emerging through intuition. You can see he has put in a lot of attention in this work, considering the details of the sugar bowl's design. The texture looks smooth, the colors soft and delicate. Each element is carefully placed to create a harmonious composition. This piece is a reminder that artists are constantly in conversation with one another across time, inspiring each other's creativity. Painting is a way of thinking and of exploring new ways of seeing the world.