Winter day 1970

Ivan Generalic's "Winter Day" is a painting probably made with oil on canvas, though it has a smooth, almost slick feel. The color palette is amazing; it feels like a dream, all these reds, greens, and browns that create a sense of depth in this painting. I can see all the labor that went into creating this world. Look closely at the trees in the background, they are like a repetition of brushstrokes, like a meditation. The marks repeat over and over. It’s the kind of touch that reminds me of the work of Henri Rousseau. The perspective is so flat, like looking at a medieval tapestry or a landscape by Grandma Moses. It's charming and a bit unsettling, like a memory trying to surface. "Winter Day" reminds us that painting can be a way of seeing, of constructing our own realities, one brushstroke at a time.