Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Artist Mary Whyte has learned many lessons over the years--lessons about art and, perhaps more important to her, lessons about life.Artist Mary Whyte has learned many lessons over the years--lessons about art and, perhaps more important to her, lessons about life.
Synopsis
First Lotus I like to arrive early in the morning at the pond so that I can watch the lotus flowers open before noon. Some years I am there at peak season, when the pond is crowded with bright pink blossoms, and I can see the color of the flowers a quarter of a mile away when I round the bend in my car. The year I did this painting, the flowers were sparse and late, but I was there just in time to see the first one open. The lotus flower's dramatic light shape was contrasted by the rich darks behind it, like a soloist on a stage.