After the rain 1938

Konstantin Bogaevsky made 'After the Rain' with watercolor on paper. I can imagine him out there, squinting. The scene is built from gentle washes of color and delicate strokes. The light isn't quite golden hour, but it has that similar hazy, ethereal feeling. Look how the landscape is composed of soft browns, greens, and grays. The brushstrokes are fluid, almost like the moisture in the air is being captured. I wonder, was he thinking about capturing a fleeting moment? Or more interested in how the weather changes a place? Maybe he just wanted to get lost in the act of painting, letting the brush lead the way. It reminds me of Corot, and other painters who looked closely at the subtle shifts in light and atmosphere. Painting is like this conversation through time, where artists look at each other's work, riffing and expanding on what came before. And each brushstroke? It's a little act of discovery, where meaning emerges gradually, inviting us to bring our own interpretations to the scene.