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Pacific-northwest U.S. artist Zama Vanessa Helder (aka Z. Vanessa Helder) depicts fellow American female artist Blanche Morgan Losey seated in a dark wooden chair at a small, square, red table. Her posture is relaxed but composed. She rests her forearms on the table, one slightly overlapping the other. Her gaze is directed away from us, towards our right, suggesting an introspective state. The woman has styled her dark brown hair in a fashionable updo for the late 1930s. She is wearing a collared shirt in a muted olive green, with a darker brown, almost burgundy, vest dress over it. The fabric appears smooth and slightly glossy. Her makeup is understated; a hint of red lipstick is visible. Her expression is serious and serene, neither sad nor happy, but contemplative. On the red table next to her sits a small, potted plant with large, dark green leaves and a slender, mottled stem. The pot is a simple, earthenware brown color. One leaf appears to be browned, suggesting it's not in perfect health. Underneath the plant is a small, gray bowl, likely a cachepot. The table's red surface is highly polished, reflecting light. Helder, who grew up around Seattle and Spokane, was acclaimed for her “precisionist” scenes of Eastern Washington. Apparently, she was also known for strolling downtown Seattle with her pet skunk. Losey painted in styles from realist to surreal, and also created sets for the local Negro Repertory Theater Company and Seattle Opera. She loved the details of life. She was a member of the Women Painters of Washington, the Northwest Watercolor Society, and the National Association of Women Artists in New York. During the 1930s and ’40s, she worked in the precisionist style—hard-edged, clean-lined watercolors that focused on design, color, and form. Losey lived multiple artistic lives: in addition to her watercolors and WPA work, she was the director of Frederick & Nelson’s interior design department for more than 20 years in post-WWII Seattle.

Pacific-northwest U.S. artist Zama Vanessa Helder (aka Z. Vanessa Helder) depicts fellow American female artist Blanche Morgan Losey seated in a dark wooden chair at a small, square, red table. Her posture is relaxed but composed. She rests her forearms on the table, one slightly overlapping the other. Her gaze is directed away from us, towards our right, suggesting an introspective state. The woman has styled her dark brown hair in a fashionable updo for the late 1930s. She is wearing a collared shirt in a muted olive green, with a darker brown, almost burgundy, vest dress over it. The fabric appears smooth and slightly glossy. Her makeup is understated; a hint of red lipstick is visible. Her expression is serious and serene, neither sad nor happy, but contemplative. On the red table next to her sits a small, potted plant with large, dark green leaves and a slender, mottled stem. The pot is a simple, earthenware brown color. One leaf appears to be browned, suggesting it's not in perfect health. Underneath the plant is a small, gray bowl, likely a cachepot. The table's red surface is highly polished, reflecting light. Helder, who grew up around Seattle and Spokane, was acclaimed for her “precisionist” scenes of Eastern Washington. Apparently, she was also known for strolling downtown Seattle with her pet skunk. Losey painted in styles from realist to surreal, and also created sets for the local Negro Repertory Theater Company and Seattle Opera. She loved the details of life. She was a member of the Women Painters of Washington, the Northwest Watercolor Society, and the National Association of Women Artists in New York. During the 1930s and ’40s, she worked in the precisionist style—hard-edged, clean-lined watercolors that focused on design, color, and form. Losey lived multiple artistic lives: in addition to her watercolors and WPA work, she was the director of Frederick & Nelson’s interior design department for more than 20 years in post-WWII Seattle.

“Portrait of Blanche Luzader Morgan (Losey)” by Z. Vanessa Helder (American) - Oil on masonite / c. 1939 - Cascadia Art Museum (Edmonds, Washington) #WomenInArt #art #WomenArtists #WomensArt #WomenPainters #BlueskyArt #ArtText #Helder #ZamaVanessaHelder #BlancheMorganLosey #CascadiaArtMuseum

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