Fairy Tale Motif 1935 - 1944

Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan made this fairy tale scene in watercolour, the kind of medium that invites fluidity and blending. Just look at those blues and greens! It's so imaginative, it makes me wonder if he was thinking about a stage set, or illustrating a storybook. I can imagine him leaning over the paper, coaxing the colours to mix and mingle, building up the image bit by bit. Was he thinking about other worlds? What the trees might be whispering? I feel like the way the paint is put down – so direct and unfussy – tells us something about his vision. The paint is thin, washy even. Maybe it’s about the sensation of light and air, of another dimension. Think of all the conversations painters have across time. How can we not love this simple scene? It's like a dream, a world that’s just out of reach but somehow familiar.