Glow 1957

Martiros Sarian made this painting, Glow, with oil on canvas, but when exactly? It's a mystery! The color palette in this painting is something else, isn't it? That sunset, with its smeary orange and red, feels so immediate and raw. The dark greens and blues, they give the whole scene a kind of depth that pulls you right in. Look at how Sarian handles the paint – thick, juicy strokes that practically vibrate on the canvas. You can almost feel the texture. There's this one spot, right in the foreground, where the dark paint is built up like a little mountain range, and it gives the sense of the whole landscape humming with energy. I’m reminded of Milton Avery, with that same knack for boiling down a landscape to its emotional essence. It’s not about capturing every detail, but more about the feeling. It's like the whole painting is a big, beautiful question mark.