Old Mill Pond, (Westport), 1976

a watercolor painting by Hardie Gramatky titled Old Mill Pond, (Westport), 1976. This painting is also available as a giclée fine art print on premium watercolor paper.

"Dad and Mom's favorite restaurant was Allen's Clam House, a landmark in Westport, CT. One time Dad wandered behind the restaurant on the water side to sketch this painting. I was always intrigued by his description of how he redid this painting -- and it still came out looking so fresh. Dad wrote in his journal, `Wash out and redraw building' and in the next days he added windows and continued work on `watercolor of Allen's Clam House. Never say die. Redraw and repaint.' The next day he repainted it with `more verve and warmer color.' He was still working on the painting in February, and then he finally matted it and called it `Old Mill Pond'. Even though it was matted, Dad noted on February 5th that he was `still repainting watercolor!!' Then he submitted it to a show at the National Academy and it won the Barse Miller Award, so I guess all the effort was worthwhile. And it was exhibited in the National Academy 151st exhibit in 1976, the N.A.'s Ranger Fund exhibit in 1978, received another award in a Westport show, and was in the Bergen Museum of Art & Science and the Westport Art Center as well."

Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith