Marquetry Table, Showing Style c. 1937

Geoffrey Holt made this watercolour 'Marquetry Table, Showing Style', and well, you can see that he’s really enjoying the way those legs curve. I imagine him standing at his easel, squinting, brush in hand, his tongue poking out a little as he tries to capture the light as it hits that tabletop. It's all about how the light defines the form, right? Notice the way the watercolor bleeds and blends. It's not about perfection, but about capturing the essence. The shadows cast by the legs aren’t harsh, but gentle, almost like the table is floating. The paint is thin, allowing the paper to breathe. It’s like Holt is whispering secrets about light, form, and maybe a little bit about the love of furniture, in our ears. And it reminds me that we, as artists, are all just talking to each other across time, inspired by the same things.