Maple in Winter Snow, (Westport), 1974
by Hardie Gramatky
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"Painted in February 1974, it was exhibited at the Post Arts Center in Guilford, CT. A few years ago, after we moved back to my childhood home in Westport, neighborhood children were sledding down our hill at my invitation. I stepped out on the deck to snap a photo, and was amazed when I got a print how it was almost an identical scene to what Dad painted 25 years previously. The more things change, the more they stay the same."
Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
About Hardie Gramatky
| Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California. He studied art with F. Tolles Chamberlin, Clarence Hinkle, Pruett Carter and Barse Miller. A dedicated student of watercolor painting, he produced an average of five small watercolors per day. By 1929, he had become a proficient watercolorist and was recognized as one of the true innovators in the devel... (Read More) |
