Garden Sprite
Impressions of Corinne Langston
the Artist’s Mother
A sprite is a wise, supernatural, fairy-like creature in European mythology.
Corinne Langston, a writer, actor, choral director, and an avid gardener, is a constant support and sounding-board for her daughter: artist, Amanta Scott.
“To have a friend, you have to be a friend”
El Hada del Lirio (The Lily Fairy) Luis Ricardo Falero, 1888, The National Inventory of Continental European Paintings. Image via Wikimedia Commons
A sprite is a supernatural, ethereal, fairy-like creature in European mythology.
The Captive Robin, c. 1864, John Anster Fitzgerald
The Fairy Bower, John Anster Fitzgerald, 1906, image via Wikipedia
Frank Lloyd Wright’s sculpture Sprite, (created circa 1914, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue) conveys a similar feeling to Amanta’s painting.
Corinne Langston
Corinne Langston
An avid gardener, Corinne Langston is a writer, actor, choral director — and also the Artist’s mother. Corinne Langston has written and performed for CBC Radio; CBC Television; TV Ontario and others, as well as in the theatres in London’s West End.
She loves deeply and passionately and is a constant support and sounding-board for her daughter and artist, Amanta Scott.