The Spaniard (For Picasso) 1980

Ronnie Landfield made "The Spaniard (For Picasso)" with paint, but the exact date is unknown. The blue hues wash across the canvas, creating a dreamlike atmosphere, almost like a memory fading at the edges. The way Landfield handles the paint, especially in that bold stroke of blue on the left, feels so immediate. It’s not about perfection, but about capturing a feeling, a moment. The red shape in the center is like a burst of energy, anchored by those almost brutally honest strokes of blue. Look closely, and you’ll see the texture, the thickness of the paint. It's like he’s wrestling with the medium, trying to get it to say what he wants. That physicality is so important. The painting reminds me a little of Joan Mitchell. Both artists have this incredible ability to convey emotion through pure color and gesture, embracing ambiguity rather than striving for easy answers.