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| Watercolor on paper, 16 x 20 inches |
In “Window, Manchester Armory,” Goran Hodzic presents a hauntingly serene scene of nature reclaiming history. Painted from within the thick, moss-colored concrete walls of a long-abandoned armory in Manchester State Park, the composition centers on a single open window—framing a lush, untamed Pacific Northwest forest just beyond. Ferns spill over dense undergrowth, bathed in soft, natural light that contrasts with the cool, shadowed interior.
Hodzic’s meticulous watercolor technique highlights both decay and renewal: the weathered texture of the stone, rust-streaked edges, and the encroaching vibrancy of life outside. The window becomes a liminal space—a passage between memory and present, between what was built to contain and what now grows wild and free.
Born in Bosnia in 1980 and now living and working in Port Orchard, Washington, Goran Hodzic creates deeply emotive naturalistic work grounded in observation, memory, and narrative depth. His paintings often explore quiet intersections between humanity and the natural world, inviting reflection and stillness. Now 44, Hodzic draws from his own story of displacement and rediscovery, and in doing so, captures universal themes of resilience, impermanence, and belonging.
With “Window, Manchester Armory,” Hodzic offers not just a view, but a meditation—a testament to the quiet persistence of nature, and to the beauty that arises when the forgotten is gently seen again.
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