Boot in de regen 1900 - 1940

Yamamoto Shoun made this print of a boat in the rain. The artist captures a melancholic scene with a boat sailing through a rain-swept landscape. Look at how the artist has used muted tones and soft gradations to create an atmosphere of quiet solitude. The trees on the left seem to be bending with the wind. You can almost feel the artist’s breath moving across the surface and creating the misty atmosphere, as if the scene is veiled. I wonder if Shoun was on a boat in the rain when he made this. The composition is so simple but the execution is sublime. It makes me feel like packing up my paints and going to try something similar, maybe with some vibrant colors too. It reminds me that artists across time are in an ongoing exchange, inspiring each other. Painting offers a way to express ourselves and make our own world.