Danube 1993

Maria Bozoky made this gouache painting, Danube, and it’s all moody blues and browns, sketched over with these almost frantic, dark lines. I love how the water is evoked through layered brushstrokes. You can feel the movement in them. I can just imagine Bozoky with her brush, maybe a little frayed at the end, layering these colors, the water and sky coming to life through intuition. What was she thinking as she flicked that dark paint across the surface? There’s a little boat in the middle, barely there, but those red sails just pop. And the yellow moon against the blue-black sky is something else! It's almost like she’s channeling Turner with those dramatic skies, or maybe even hinting at some of Van Gogh’s late night scenes. It's all one big conversation, artists riffing off each other across time, inspiring each other to dive into the unknown. It's not about answers, it's about embracing the question.