Jeune fille endormie 1935

This is Picasso's “Jeune fille endormie”, we don't know the date, it's just Picasso doing his thing with paint. You know, I love how Picasso just goes for it with these bold, almost cartoonish colors and thick strokes. It's like he's not trying to hide the process at all, but putting it right there on the surface. Look at the girl's face, how it's all blues and yellows and greens – not exactly naturalistic, but it captures a mood, a feeling of dreamy repose. The paint is so thick you could almost reach out and touch it. And those black outlines! They’re like a dare, a bold declaration that this is a painting, not a window. That little red half-moon under her eye—it’s the kind of detail that makes the whole thing sing. It reminds me a bit of Matisse's work with colour, but with a rougher edge, a kind of playful energy. It's not about perfection, but about the joy of making.