A Life Painted in Watercolor: Emily Burling Waite and the Virginia Landscape Emily Burling Waite (1887-1980) was an American artist whose work beautifully captured the genteel world of early 20th-century Virginia, alongside intimate portraits that reveal a keen sensitivity to her subjects. Though not widely known during her lifetime in the same circles as some of her contemporaries, Waite’s paintings offer a poignant glimpse into a vanishing way of life and demonstrate a remarkable mastery of watercolor technique. Her art is characterized by a delicate balance between realism and impressioni…