Untitled - Girl By Wagon Wheel

This winsome watercolor by Norma Howard depicts a blanket-wrapped young Native girl, perhaps Choctaw like Howard herself, standing beside the rear wheel and tail end of a horse-drawn wagon. An oil lantern hangs from the wagon in the top left corner of the composition, its feeble light illuminating the girl’s face and casting dim shadows across the flecked beige and taupe backdrop. The muted palette gives the scene a nostalgic, serene quality, further enhanced by the girl’s restful pose and expression. The piece stands as a testament to Howard’s mastery of capturing the unassuming yet undeniable beauty of life’s quiet moments.