Clothesline In Mary Whyte's Watercolor Painting 'Sweet Pea'
Behind the Clothesline In Mary Whyte’s watercolor painting Sweet Pea, a young African-American girl with braided hair is depicted wearing a light yellow shirt, holding a doll and appears to be standing behind a colorful, vibrant clothesline. What is the young girls reasoning for standing behind the clothesline? Based on the young girl’s familiarized demeanor in Sweet Pea, one can infer that she is standing behind the clothesline because it’s a place that she has been acclimated to being around. She may be used to standing behind the clothesline because she might’ve helped her mother hang up clothes on the clothesline. It’s possible that the young girl’s mother may have passed away or went away for a while, which may have caused the young girl
to stand behind the clothesline.
Like any human being, we all have that one place we go to find that absolute state of quietness to comfort us from a bad day, situation or event that may have happened. For example, athletes have gyms, musicians have studios and this young girl in Sweet Pea has the clothesline. The clothesline is the place where this young girl may go and stay to retreat and gather her thoughts in peace. Without the clothesline, she wouldn’t have any way to reminisce about her mother. The young girl stands behind the clotheslines because it gives her a sense of well-being when behind it. Sweet Pea, the name of this painting, suits the young girl depicted in this watercolor painting by Mary Whyte.
The name Sweet Pea suits the young girl because by combing my supposition towards Sweet Pea with common knowledge, you can infer that only mothers call their children Sweet Pea, an endearing gesture. A few other plausible inferences based off of Sweet Pea are that after the young girl aided her mother in hanging up the clothes on the clothesline, the young girl’s mother would in turn call her Sweet Pea. Also, in the South, Sweet Pea is a common phrase used and clotheslines are used in the south more than anywhere else in the United States. As a result, you can infer that Whyte chose the perfect name, Sweet Pea, for this painting. My interpretation of Sweet Pea fits with the name of this painting. Lastly, the clothesline is where the young girls past meets with her present; from hanging clothes up with her mother to reminiscing about her mother behind the clotheslines.
to stand behind the clothesline.
Like any human being, we all have that one place we go to find that absolute state of quietness to comfort us from a bad day, situation or event that may have happened. For example, athletes have gyms, musicians have studios and this young girl in Sweet Pea has the clothesline. The clothesline is the place where this young girl may go and stay to retreat and gather her thoughts in peace. Without the clothesline, she wouldn’t have any way to reminisce about her mother. The young girl stands behind the clotheslines because it gives her a sense of well-being when behind it. Sweet Pea, the name of this painting, suits the young girl depicted in this watercolor painting by Mary Whyte.
The name Sweet Pea suits the young girl because by combing my supposition towards Sweet Pea with common knowledge, you can infer that only mothers call their children Sweet Pea, an endearing gesture. A few other plausible inferences based off of Sweet Pea are that after the young girl aided her mother in hanging up the clothes on the clothesline, the young girl’s mother would in turn call her Sweet Pea. Also, in the South, Sweet Pea is a common phrase used and clotheslines are used in the south more than anywhere else in the United States. As a result, you can infer that Whyte chose the perfect name, Sweet Pea, for this painting. My interpretation of Sweet Pea fits with the name of this painting. Lastly, the clothesline is where the young girls past meets with her present; from hanging clothes up with her mother to reminiscing about her mother behind the clotheslines.