Name/Title
"At The Tiller" by Edythe LawsEntry/Object ID
2003.546e.5311Description
A black and white photograph of an oil painting by Edythe Laws titled, "At The Tiller." The photo exemplifies her preference for marine and landscape scenes in the style of romantic realism.
The painting shows a man holding the tiller of a boat. He is wearing a classic boating outfit, sporting a fisherman's hat. Set on the island of Grenada, the bright tropical scenery colors can be imagined adding to the craftsmanship visible in the black and white photograph of the painting.
The photo of the painting was published in the Times Record newspaper on 11/14/1983.Collection
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Labor of Love: Creating Art and CommunityNotes
“At The Tiller” is a fine example of Laws’ preferred style, described by her as “romantic realism” and focusing on marine scenes and landscapes. This painting depicts a man sitting at the tiller of a boat wearing a classic boating outfit down to a floppy fisherman’s hat. The oil painting, photographed here in black and white, is one of 27 that Laws completed while in residency on the Caribbean island country of Grenada for a year. She refers to that year as the most prolific she had ever been in her life, stating to the Times Record newspaper in 1983, "I never painted that much before and probably never will again."