“There are two different stories to tell about Bowl of Oats,” begins Morgan. “The first is that even though I may not paint as many paintings of boys as I do girls, most of my paintings of children come about in the same fashion. In this case, I put a cup of milk and a bowl of oatmeal out in front of a little boy who is about a year and half old. As a parent myself, I have a pretty good idea of what is going to happen. How that comes about is entirely up to the child. For me, what they do is simply a matter of nature.”

“Second, one of the things that I have become highly aware of as an artist is how completely natural these children are about their hands and what great poses you end up with as a result. Adults can be downright weird about them. If I asked you to pose for me right now, where your hands ended up and how you positioned them would be a very self-conscious and unnatural process. Kid’s hands end up exactly where they should be, even when they are not covered in oatmeal.”

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Heritage Gallery is proud to offer the following Cassandra Barney originals:

	Lovely Astrid, 9×12, $1,100
	The Farmer’s Daughter, 12×18, $2,200
	Thalia, 18×24, $3,400
	Paradisa, 36×18, $3,800
	Angelina’s Paradise, 26×18, $3,600
	Idalia, $2,200
	Lillian, $2,600
	Little Secrets, $2,200