Paisaje Con Río 

José Garnelo painted "Paisaje Con Río" with oils on canvas, using the traditional tools of easel painting. His expressive brushstrokes and the visible texture of the paint reveal the materiality of the medium itself. Garnelo’s technique involved building up layers of pigment to create depth and luminosity. This manner of painting, with its emphasis on direct observation and the translation of sensory experience onto canvas, was very much in line with the artistic movements of his time. The way he worked connects to impressionism, but also to broader questions of representing nature in an industrializing world. There's a sense of directness, even urgency, in the application of paint. This wasn't about polished refinement, but about capturing a fleeting moment with honesty. Ultimately, it's the very act of painting – the choices Garnelo made in applying his materials – that gives this seemingly simple scene its enduring appeal.