River in Forest 1908

Kazimir Malevich painted this landscape on canvas with oils, and it's like a scene caught between a dream and a memory. Look at the way he’s built up the paint, those thick strokes of blues and greens, and the peachy-pink backdrop. I can almost feel the brush dancing across the canvas. I wonder what he was thinking, standing there with his palette, trying to capture the essence of this river in the forest. Was he chasing a feeling, a mood? The figures in the background are mysterious, like ghosts or apparitions, but the colors are vibrant and alive. They remind me of the Fauves, those early 20th-century artists who were all about bold color. But Malevich, he was always pushing further, right? You can see him on the cusp of something new here, playing with form and abstraction, questioning what a painting could be. It's like he’s inviting us to come along on that journey of discovery with him.