The “Quote” below reminded me that I had promised an “Art of the Week” post and have been remiss.
So, its choice inspired by recent correspondence on woodcock with Doc Hypercube , an exquisite hanging dead snipe watercolor by Thomas Aquinas Daly. These birds were shot by Tom in Colorado, a departure for the artist, who usually paints subjects from his upstate New York querencia or sometimes New Brunswick salmon streams. He told me that he gave me this particular one not because they were western but because “you love this kind of thing and everybody else hates it.” What can I say?
Steve – You are indeed fortunate. That is a fine painting – is it quite small, like many of Tom’s works?
Tom is an artist whose work I admire a great deal, but I have yet to own one of his fine watercolors.
VERY lucky, Mike. he asked me to write an essay for the 1998 book on his work– gave me this.
PS: yes, very small, like almost all of his works– about eight by ten inches.
Love that ’98 book. Daly is amazing. Very nice still life.
I have a copy of his book. Been thinking of buying a painting for years, guess I better get busy on it.