Artwork copyright Virginia Paquette. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1985.

Scintilla, 1983

Virginia Paquette
American (born 1947, died 2022)

Location: Continuous Curriculum School, Spokane Valley

About the Artwork

Scintilla is an expressive painting by artist Virginia Paquette. The title means a small spark or trace of something, like a whisper or a hint. The composition depicts multiple abstracted images of the Bird of Paradise flower. The artist notes that this flower "emerged for me as a vehicle for intense color, emotion, and movement."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with East Valley School District, Spokane.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Virginia Paquette (1947-2022) created paintings and conceptual public art installations. She stated that the primary urge in her work is "to make marks, images, symbols that will communicate to you a message, feeling, visual stimuli that may be pleasing or thought-provoking."
Paquette received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1976 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1978, both in painting, from the University of Washington in Seattle.