Miss Wedewood and Miss Sargent Sketching 1908

John Singer Sargent made "Miss Wedgewood and Miss Sargent Sketching" with watercolor, and it feels like a fleeting moment captured. He's so loose with the brushstrokes that it's like he's chasing the light and shadow. What I love about this painting is how Sargent lets the watercolor do its thing. Look at the way the colors bleed into each other, especially in the foliage behind the figures. It's almost like he's not trying to control it too much, but instead, allowing the medium to have its own say. And there's this umbrella, right, casting this warm yellow glow, but then the shadows are all cool blues and purples. It's like he's playing with opposites, but it all comes together so beautifully. I think of someone like Bonnard, who also had this way of making paintings feel like a dream, full of color and light. What is constant across art history is how artists see and transform what they see; its all about how you look.