Among the
works of Francis Quirk we have notice one material to be largely missing from his oeuvre- snow.
He did seem to have a proclivity for warm weather with a winter home in Arizona,
and a Summer home in Maine in addition to his main residence in Bethlehem
Pennsylvania. Undoubtedly his teaching duties kept him at Lehigh University for many a winter. And from a news photo we know he was there on at least one snowy day.
As we were
gathering together images for a collection of his watercolors, this image of a
skier stood out as it was so different from the boats, buildings and other
bucolic scenes he executed in watercolor. It almost looks like it was intended as an illustration. While records of his earnings from illustration work have not been found, it is believed that he derived some income from this side work.
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| Artist Francis Quirk's Watercolor Painting of a Skier |
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