Geometric Hillside 2018

William Balthazar Rose made this painting of a Geometric Hillside; it looks like he used oils. Looking at this work, I imagine Rose trying to capture not just what he saw but how he felt, breaking down the landscape into these shapes of green, gold, and blue. The mountains in the background fade into each other with blended brushstrokes, like a half-remembered dream. Meanwhile, the darks are really dark—as dark as the night! I imagine Rose layering these colors, building them up, maybe scraping them back, trying to find that balance between abstraction and representation. Look at how he simplifies the trees into spirals and the fields into geometric patterns. This isn't just a landscape; it’s a feeling, an experience. It reminds me of Cezanne, but with its own quirky sensibility, you know? Like Rose is saying, ‘I see this world, but I also feel it, and I’m going to show you both.’ It’s this ongoing conversation among painters, each riffing off the other, pushing the boundaries of what paint can do. It's not about perfection; it’s about the messy, beautiful, and uncertain process of seeing and feeling.