185:. Cowley's watercolor style had matured by the late 1960s, one in which she depicted the landscapes of the prairies in terms of their unique qualities of light and space. Unlike other watercolorists, Cowley's work shows no signs of an initial pencil drawing. The delicate washes of color are applied without need for such a framework. Her style combines elements of British naturalism and American modernism. It has been compared to the styles of
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how to make nature more, not less, vivid in pictorial art." In 1949 Reta Cowley wrote for an art school scrapbook, "Let us carry back with us into everyday life some of the strength and serenity of the woods. Here we are close to nature. Its cycle of growth and decay and new life can teach us a
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healthy attitude to the eternal change which is in and above us. Memories of the peace and beauty of our northland can fill a corner of our mind to which we can withdraw for renewed courage when times are difficult."
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