Picasso and S. Junier-Vidal sitting near Celestina 1904

This sketch of people sitting at tables was made by Pablo Picasso. Look at those colors, those blues, yellows, and creams! I love the way the strokes of color move to describe the forms. It feels like a fast impression of a real moment; figures captured in a fleeting café scene. Picasso is a name everyone knows, but imagine him sitting there, just sketching, trying to capture a moment. He's feeling his way through the scene with color and line. It is so great when you have an artist who is constantly in search of the new; he just keeps experimenting and pushing the limits. You see the conversation between artists, like Picasso, who respond to what came before and offer something new. Painting can be a way to ask questions and be open to multiple possibilities. It is that openness, that spirit of exploration, that makes art so exciting.