Celebration of Mothers

Winston Wächter Fine Art

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Annie Morris and her two children

Annie Morris studio, London

Sagebrush 2016 Oil on polyester over panel 48 x 48 inches

“My mom is an artist, and my sisters and I grew up with the freedom to explore our creativity. We were encouraged to follow our own artistic path, and were supported unconditionally in all of our endeavors. I look to her now as my biggest cheerleader and source of inspiration.�

Artist: Robin Layton, Title: Blue Curl, Year: 2013, Medium: Premium high gloss archival print, Size: 40 x 60 inches

“My Mother’s name was Shirley (last name Crump). My mother was an incredible artist. Not only did she inspire me, she encouraged me to follow my dreams and was my biggest supporter. At age 15, I was sitting on my parents couch in Richmond, VA looking through a National Geographic Magazine. I was flipping through the pages and said to my Mom, ‘Wow, I would love to be able to take pictures like these.’ My mother said without a beat, “You can do that for a living you know.” I took my hand and slapped it on the magazine on my lap and said, ‘That’s what I’m going to do.’ “

Artist: Michael Schultheis Title: Renewing Infinitesimals with Kandinsky Year: 2016 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 60 x 60 inches

“My Mother, Anne Schultheis, taught me the importance of education. She also taught me my first word: tree. I think of her every day when I work on my bonsai collection. “

Artist: Rena Bass Forman Title: Yosemite Falls, CA Year: 2003 Medium: Toned gelatin silver print Edition: 3/7 Size: 38 x 38 inches

Rena Bass Forman and Zaria Forman

Artist: Betsy Eby Title: Blue Year: 2015 Medium: Encaustic on canvas on panel Size: 35 x 70 inches

“My mother taught me many qualities that continue to help me in the studio and in life: steadfastness, discernment and pleasure in hard work. She taught me to plan four steps ahead. “

Artist: Julie Speidel Title: Sidhe Year: 2016 Medium: Marble Size: 88 x 13.5 x 14.25 inches

Julie Speidel with her three daughters

Artist: Peter Waite Title: Church/Perugia Year: 2013 Medium: Acrylic on panel with plexi frame Size: 32 x 24 inches

“My mother was a Registered Nurse and served as school nurse for the Williamstown, MA elementary schools from 1962 – 1974. For many years she enjoyed being a docent at the Clark Art Institute. She was great with kids but once got in trouble by chopping up an onion and hiding the pieces in a planter that was under a small Renoir painting of onions. She was explaining Impressionism to a school group and told them that Renoir had captured the essence of the subject so well that if they got up close enough, they’d be able to actually smell the onions! For some reason, this didn’t go over well with the curatorial department.

One of my earliest memories is of sitting at our kitchen table with her, sharing a set of watercolors and making pictures together.

This photo is dated July 23, 1950, and I’m 5 weeks old.

To this day I’m still painting and I still have the same haircut.”

My mother dedicated her life to photographing the most remote regions of the earth.

She passed away five years ago, but her dedication, passion, and perseverance continue to inspire me. She would spend hours on an icy cli edge, waiting for the sunlight to illuminate the frame through her camera lens, smiling and happy, long after the rest of the family's toes had gone numb.

We w o u l d w h i n e a n d complain, urging her to call it a day so we could return indoors and have a warm meal, and she wouldn't budge until she knew she had captured what she wanted.Â

Zaria Forman, Whale Bay, Antarctica No. 4, 2016, Soft pastel on paper, 90 x 150 inches

Artist: Andrew Casto, Title: Assemblage 135 Year: 2017, Medium: Ceramic and gold luster, Size: 28 x 9 x 16.5 inches

“My mother is a pipe-organist, and before I was born she dreamt I would be an orchestral conductor, or a classical musician. I’m told that in the womb I kicked in rhythm to music in movie theaters, and I would go on to spend the entirety of my toddlerhood in a playpen near the organ while she practiced. A conductor’s baton was even mounted in an eye-screw at my level in the living room of our duplex during these years so that I might practice conducting whenever possible.

While this premonition hasn’t (yet) materialized, I learned from her a deep sense of committing one’s self to life’s passions - regardless of their potential for monetary gain. She remains a life-long servant to this ideal, and has been playing the organ and the piano for over sixty years. When so many of my peers were pressured to find work that would guarantee income, I was taught to value music, art, and culture. This commitment to a life of investment in one’s real passion serves as a model to me always - It’s what I teach students, and what I hope to embody in my own work and career. I watched my mother live the trials and triumphs of a path not chosen by the masses, and though I became a visual artist, her life, by example, has made mine possible.”

Ann Gardner and daughter

Artist: Ann Gardner Title: Bubbles II Year: 2016 Medium: Blown glass Size: 112 x 24 x 30 inches

“What my mother taught me? Unconditional love. I am still learning it from her.”

Artist: Etsuko Ichikawa Title: Trace 0816 Year: 2016 Medium: Glass pyrograph on paper Size: 62 x 22.5 inches

Artist: Etsuko Ichikawa Title: Trace 0716 Year: 2016 Medium: Glass pyrograph on paper Size: 62 x 22.5 inches

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