The Mowers (when Hearts Beat as One) 1907

Granville Redmond made this golden, hazy landscape, with the title, *The Mowers (when Hearts Beat as One)*, sometime in his career, with oil paint on canvas. I love the way the paint seems to glow from within; it feels like a memory of a hot summer day, softened by time. I imagine Redmond standing in that very field, squinting in the sun, trying to capture the feeling of the light on the wheat. See the way the strokes in the foreground are more defined, then dissolve into soft, blurry shapes toward the horizon? It’s like he's inviting us to step into his experience, to feel the heat, to smell the dry grass. This isn’t just a picture of a field, though. It's about the human connection to the land and, perhaps, to each other. The figures working side-by-side add a sense of rhythm and harmony. Redmond was a master of light and mood, and he used his art to celebrate the beauty and tranquility of the natural world. He wasn't just showing us what he saw, but how it made him feel.