RSW's Diary Comments

• Woodward did not keep records of the pastels he called "chalk drawings."

Springfield Republican, 12 Dec. 1929
by Jeanette Matthews

Jeanette Matthews:

"Then there is 'Peru Mountain,' 'From the Heights,' 'The Sea of Hills,' 'From the Pasture Top,' each deserving more detailed account in this group than belongs to what the tourist might call scenery..."

Drawn from Heath, MA, looking toward Mt. Greylock. We cannot say for sure if it is from the Burnt Hill pasture or not. This pastel is from the earliest days of Woodward's excursions high up into Heath, which begin when he formed a relationship with Ethal Paine Moors who at the time owned "the Manse" in Heath with her husband John Farwell Moors.

Typical for many of the artist's work this artwork has been handed down through three generations of family.

The Pynchon Gallery Exhibition is one of the few exhibitions that featured Woodward's "Crayon Drawings." As many as 13 were reported to be exhibited and this website is not aware of any exhibit that featured more than this number at a single show.