Ship at Sunrise 1972

Anastasia Seremitis made this etching, called Ship at Sunrise, sometime in the last century. There’s a real intensity in the mark-making - a whole lotta tiny lines and dots working together to make the image come to life. Up close, you can really see the texture in this print. It’s not just smooth, it’s got some bite to it. Look at how the light touches the water. See those little dots? They’re not just showing us where the light is, they’re making the water feel alive. It’s like the water is breathing, shimmering, almost humming, beneath the rising sun. This piece reminds me of a very early Whistler Nocturne or one of Odilon Redon's charcoal drawings. It really shows you that art is always a conversation, an ongoing process of seeing and responding and rethinking. The beauty of a piece like this is that it doesn’t give you all the answers, instead, it invites you to ask questions.