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DOROTHY HOOD (1918-2000)

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Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters.
Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters. Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters.
Blue Waters90 x 70 in.(228.6 x 177.8 cm) oil on canvas
Provenance
Dorothy Hood Estate
Dorothy Hood Estate Holdings, Art Museum of South Texas Corpus Christi, Texas, acquired from the above, 2001
McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas

90,000

Early in her maturation, Hood established herself as an artist of metaphysically charged images who engaged with various cosmologies upon her return to Houston in 1962. Blue Waters is among those works reflecting her persistent search for spiritual sustenance. A band of saturated, opaque blue reaches forward into a sphere of limpid blue azure, reminiscent of an earthly, watery globe. This bold yet harmonious intrusion resembles an ethereal arm transforming a fluid state into a mesmerizing phosphorescent phthalo green, its opulence and streaming brilliance suggesting divine intervention evoking the metaphor of 'the hand of God', animating the essence of life. Hood's masterful use of color and form often invites interpretations of a cosmic or spiritual embrace within the natural world. Yet her limpid washes of poured color demonstrate not randomness or uncertainty but her remarkable mastery and control that adds another element of awe to Blue Waters.
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