“Where every brushstroke tells a story.”

There is a ritual to every quiet pursuit. On the edge of the lake, before the still water is disturbed, there is a pause—a moment of preparation that holds as much meaning as the day itself. In Getting Ready, Edward Wade captures that pause. A man kneels by his tackle box, carefully arranging what he will need. Behind him, a wash of warm browns softens into abstraction, like memory itself unfolding.

This is not a painting about fishing—it is a painting about anticipation, about the small, ordinary gestures that anchor us before we step into something larger. The looseness of Wade’s watercolor gives the scene a dreamlike quality, reminding us that what we often remember most vividly are not the moments of triumph, but the quiet preparations that led us there.

Collectors are drawn to this work because it speaks to a universal truth: life’s meaning often hides in the in-between spaces. The kneel before the cast. The breath before the song. The pause before the story begins. Getting Ready is both deeply personal and widely familiar—a mirror for anyone who has ever cherished the calm before the journey.

To live with this piece is to invite that reminder into your home: that slowing down, taking stock, and honoring the moment before action is itself a form of beauty.

Edward Wade paints so that we never forget—and Getting Ready is your chance to preserve the poetry of preparation.