Paysage Américain 1943

Fernand Léger painted this ‘American Landscape’ with oil on canvas, and the gestures and colors look so vivid to me. I can only imagine what it must have been like for Léger, brush in hand, deciding where to lay down each color. Like a conductor leading an orchestra, he's orchestrating this dance of shapes and colors, making them sing in harmony, with the canvas acting as a stage where all these elements play out their roles. And that yellow shape with the calendar numbers stuck on? It feels like a quirky collage element, like Léger was winking at us, inviting us to play along with his visual game. Léger reminds us that painting isn't just about representing what we see, but also about inventing new ways of seeing and experiencing the world. It’s all about that spirit of experimentation, innovation, and the sheer joy of creating.