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Artwork copyright Elizabeth Sandvig. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.
Water Source, 1983
Elizabeth Sandvig
American (born 1937, died 2024)
Location: Lakewood High School, Arlington
About the Artwork
Water Source is a painting by artist Elizabeth Sandvig. The abstract imagery suggests a bird form against moving water. She uses pattern, texture and color to convey a fluid, transparent, and changing idea of water. She notes, "Water flows underground, in an out of caves and grottoes, and above ground. It rises, evaporates, and rains to earth again, nourishing its lakes and streams. The bird dives into the water to feed itself."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lakewood School District.
About the Artist
Seattle painter and printmaker Elizabeth Sandvig (1937-2024) created expressive artworks inspired by dreams and imagination. In her own words "I am always looking for some mysterious in-between place where ideas and images come together to show me a new exciting path to follow."Sandvig grew up in Seattle, Washington D.C., and Mexico City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College in California and a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University in Massachusetts. In 2007, she received the Twining Humber Award for lifetime artistic achievement, and an autobiographical book about her work "I Surprise Myself, The Art of Elizabeth Sandvig" was published.
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