By the sea. Family 1964

Dmitri Zhilinsky made 'By the sea. Family' using oil on canvas. Look at the brushwork, how it catches the light, almost like it's flickering over a memory. I bet Zhilinsky was thinking a lot about family when he made this. The dad looks out with such a solemn face while the mother and children, seem almost as if they are floating in the water. It reminds me of some of those Renaissance paintings, you know, where everyone's got this serious look. It's like he's building up the figures with layers, watching the paint mix and blend, pushing the boundaries of how the light interacts with the surface. This act of painting becomes this philosophical quest, a way of seeing and knowing. And it makes me wonder about all the other painters out there, all the different ways they're making sense of the world, one brushstroke at a time.