Window in Choir Loft Looking South San Luis Rey Mission 1936

Howard H. Sherman made this watercolor, "Window in Choir Loft Looking South San Luis Rey Mission", with delicate lines and a muted palette. It's like a soft whisper of a building, more about suggestion than strict representation. The colors feel almost translucent, the brown lines and floral pattern circling the window have a precision that speaks to architectural planning, but it's also got this dreamlike quality. Look closely at the blue in the window; it's not just blue, but a gradient, hinting at light and depth. This piece reminds me of the watercolors of Charles Demuth, who was finding the poetry in geometry and the industrial landscape. Sherman, here, is doing that with architecture, framing a moment of light through a window, making it feel like a meditation. Art isn't always about answers; sometimes, it's about framing the questions.