Tag Archives: watercolor

A mountain range with a glacial cap and pine trees in a circle painted in watercolor.

Sargent’s Watercolor World

Posted on July 24, 2024
In Brenva Glacier, Purtud, American artist John Singer Sargent invites us to join him in a watercolor world of towering alpine pines, soft meadows, and glacial geographies. Recently acquired by the Woodson Art Museum, the work's wet-on-wet watercolor technique creates a landscape of soft edges and diffused blooms of color whose softness belies the intensive effort that went into its creation.
three side by side drawings inspired by Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination

Nurturing Creative Possibilities

Posted on August 03, 2022
The Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination exhibition opens up a world of creative opportunity for students, leading to questions like “Can I combine a cantaloupe and a watermelon?” or “What about a strawberry and a cactus . . . a pineapple and zucchini?”
Art Park, the Museum's lower level interactive gallery is newly re-landscaped with hand-painted images of botanicals on the walls in blue and white paint and an oversized still life sculpture featuring an all white tomato, pear, pepper, and grapes surrounded by tables and chairs with drawing materials.

School’s Out; Summer’s In

Posted on June 15, 2022
The galleries and grounds are blooming with various botanicals, and Museum programming is blossoming again. I am looking forward to a bustling summer calendar with no homework assignments or gradebooks in sight.