East Wind 1904

Theo van Rysselberghe gave us 'East Wind' with paint, and a whole lotta patience. Just look at how he built up that image dot by dot. It's like watching a storm brew slowly, deliberately, on the canvas. The texture is a trip, isn’t it? All those tiny touches of color, layered and mashed together, creating this vibrating surface. You can almost feel the sea spray on your face! Check out the way he handles the white of the waves. Each little dab seems to capture a moment of movement, of light exploding as the water crashes against the rocks. It's almost a tactile experience. You just want to reach out and feel the roughness of the sea. Rysselberghe reminds me a bit of Seurat, but with a wilder heart. Both were Pointillists, but while Seurat felt super scientific, Rysselberghe is all passion. It's a reminder that art doesn't have to be one thing or another, and that’s ok!