Sosiego 2019

Luis Álvarez Roure painted ‘Sosiego’ with oil paint, and the way he handles it makes me think about the physical act of painting. The colours are muted, almost earthy, with a real focus on texture. The paint isn't smoothed out; you can see every stroke. Look closely at the background, and you'll notice how the yellow is scratched and broken, revealing hints of green underneath. It’s like he’s building up layers of feeling, not just colour. The dress itself is more of a sketch, with the flowers implied rather than meticulously rendered. This rawness gives the whole piece a kind of emotional honesty. This reminds me a little of Alice Neel; they both share this interest in capturing a mood or a feeling through the materiality of paint itself. There's a realness here, a kind of beauty that comes from seeing the process laid bare.