Apples and Manderines 1901

Pierre-Auguste Renoir made this oil painting called 'Apples and Manderines,' and just looking at it makes me feel like I can smell the fruit. Renoir was really working with color here; it's like the orange seeps into everything, even the apples. I mean, you can practically feel the fuzz on the fruit, right? It's like he’s saying, hey, art is a conversation, a process. Each mark, each little dab of paint, it’s all part of this bigger, juicier whole. And check out that brushwork. It's thick, but also kinda loose, like he’s just letting the paint do its thing. The way he plays with light, giving the fruit a glow that makes you wanna reach out and grab one. It reminds me of those Chardin paintings, simple things made sublime. Art's like that, isn't it? It’s always talking to itself, always changing.