Berg bij Sibasa, Zuid-Afrika 1967

This dreamy mountain view was made by Willem Jacob van den Berg, and honestly, it’s got such a chill vibe. The colors are muted, like an old photograph left in the sun, and the way he layers the greens and blues makes it feel like you could just step right into that landscape. I’m really drawn to the texture of the mountain. Look how the greens and purples are dabbed on, almost like he's just letting the colors mingle and find their own way. It reminds me of how, when I'm painting, I love to let the process lead me, letting the materials do their thing. There's this one spot on the mountain where the colors bleed together, and it's like a little microcosm of the whole painting. You know, this reminds me a bit of some of Milton Avery’s landscapes, where he’s simplifying everything down to these really essential forms and colors. But van den Berg has his own thing going on, a quieter, more introspective kind of vision. It's a gentle reminder that art isn't about having all the answers, but about embracing the questions and letting the ambiguities linger.