Artists seek inspiration in objects of current use as well as those dusted over by time and past utility. A fall 2008 Mano y Mente resident, Jafang Lu, painted the 40 year-old tractor above, which still sits outside the Mano y Mente studio awaiting its next go at an expansive field or a bountiful harvest. Lu, who studies and teaches at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, paints the radiance of light in patient, thin layers. She returns to each of her subjects at the same time of day and in the same quality of light to create consistent hues and shadows. Her works illustrate this patience and the depth of her colors give her subjects brilliant life.
