Today for Collectible Friday we are doing Charles Wysocki. I collect quite a few things (laughter here) actually I collect a ton of stuff. But anyway, I digress, I love art work. Over the years I have bought this and that, paintings, prints, hand made work of items I liked. A hodge podge if you will.Mr. Wysocki is one of my favorites. When I was young I saw a print of his "Frederick the Literate." Which is a cat fast asleep in a book shelf. I absolutely loved it. It was out of my price range at the time but I never forgot about it. Years later, I had a gallery find one on the secondary art market and I bought it (and the other two that go with it). It hangs in the Seattle house. I still love it.
Later on, Mr. Wysocki did a series of paintings about a Sea Captain's Wife. The series have her waiting on her husband (Horatio) to come home from the sea. I own four of them. Only three are shown here.
My absolute favorite is called "Sea Captain's Wife Praying." I am not a religious person, so I don't know exactly what speaks to me in this picture, I just know that it does. The woman seems so strong and yet so vulnerable to me. The beautiful church in the background offering up hope, I just love the whole scene. I stare at this often during the day. It provides the same feeling time and time again. Peace. She seems so comforted by the bible and her own inner will. It is just an awesome piece.
Hanging right next to it, is "You've Been So Long At Sea, Horatio." Also beautiful. I love the house on the cliff with the two upstairs light shining brightly. The colors of the sky are mesmerizing.
Also upstairs is the "Another Year At Sea." You can see the opened letter tossed on the stairs. Did it bring the news that at last he is coming home? Or did it say, not yet? Some days I think yes and other days I think no. You can play this game for hours.
Downstairs I have "Thinking About Horatio." This one is not shown. It is the woman relaxing in a rowboat out at sea. She has brought her cat and I am sure is dreaming about where Horatio is right now.Charles Wysocki was born in 1928. He started his art career by doing commercial artwork for big name companies. His true love though was the primitive style. So in the early 1960's he switched over and never looked back. He passed away in 2002 and his beautiful art will be sorely missed.
Most, if not all, of his pieces have been made into prints, mugs, calendars, etc. and are available most every where. Take a look.
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