Old Yard 1950

Alla Horska’s "Old Yard" is a sunny scene built with earthy tones. Imagine her, mixing those browns and greens, feeling the brush in her hand, trying to nail that light. There’s something so real about the way she captures the buildings and the machinery. I wonder if she felt a connection to this place? Like, maybe it was part of her history, her family. The paint isn’t trying to trick you, it's kind of chunky and honest. Look at how she uses shadow—that dappled effect on the ground—it’s so simple but totally makes the whole scene feel alive. I see echoes of other painters here, like maybe some of the early Impressionists, but Horska puts her own spin on it. It's a conversation across time, where artists are constantly riffing off each other, you know? To me it speaks to the power of seeing, and how painting is a way of thinking, of being in the world.