Tidal Wave and Dreadnought 1908

Antonio Jacobsen made this painting, "Tidal Wave and Dreadnought", with a precision that sings of someone who really understood boats. You know, the way a painter like Winslow Homer really understood the sea. Looking at these ships sailing along, it is hard not to feel the push and pull of the ocean's currents. Notice how Jacobsen captures the light hitting the sails. There's something about the whiteness of the sails against the blue sky that creates a sense of serenity. It's like he is not just painting boats, but painting the feeling of being out on the water, the air, the openness. Painters, you know, we’re all in conversation with each other across time. Each stroke of paint is a question asked, and an answer given, in this ongoing dialogue. And there are many ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world.