Vernal Equinox
Watercolour, gouache on paper
Art Dimensions: 41" x 20.5"
Framed Dimensions: 52" x 31.5"
Frame Description: Black beveled profile, single mat
Exhibition - Depth: Layers in Translation
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Artist Biography
Maggie Vandewalle was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1981, she received an art scholarship to the University of Iowa where she worked toward a BFA in printmaking. After college, she gravitated to watercolor—a medium she uses almost exclusively today.
She recalls a childhood divided between two passions—an insatiable love of reading and a profound fascination for the natural world. These early interests are the foundation for her paintings of whimsical creatures; their antics often bring a smile or a feeling that one has walked into the middle of a remarkable journey.
Artist Statement
From a young age I fervently hoped that if I looked hard enough or sat still long enough I would discover all the talking animals and hidden doorways I knew to exist from the likes of Tolkien and Carroll. Instead I came to know mice and spiders and toads as I roamed in the fields and woods around my home. It wasn’t until I was older that I understood the real magic had been in the fields themselves and the creatures I was privy to have watched while patiently waiting.
As an artist I depict animals and their environments realistically but with quirks, a bit of humor and always with great respect.
