September Still Life 1976

Sergiy Grigoriev made 'September Still Life' with oil paint on canvas, and it’s buzzing with a kind of everyday magic. The texture here is a real treat. The paint seems happy, like it’s enjoying being itself, thick in some spots, thin in others. Check out the little orange vase, practically vibrating with energy. It sits there grounded and solid with those loose brushstrokes that suggest more than they define. The whole composition feels so present, with the contrast between the vase and the cooler tones on the tablecloth underneath. It reminds me of those Bonnard paintings, where the domestic is turned into something transcendent, a space for seeing the world anew, where the process is almost as interesting as the subject itself. Grigoriev wasn't trying to nail down reality so much as celebrate the sheer joy of looking. Isn't that what painting’s all about?