Portait of a Woman 1930

This portrait of a woman, by Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan, is an interesting display of brushwork and colour that suggests the artist was really interested in the process of painting. I like the way the paint is laid down so frankly, especially those dabs of yellow and green in the shirt and background. You can almost feel the artist trying to capture the light and shadow, not through blending, but through the accumulation of marks. It's like the painting is built up from a series of intuitive decisions, rather than a pre-planned image. In the end, what we're left with is a portrait that feels both intimate and a little raw, as if we're catching a glimpse of something unfinished, something still in the process of becoming. You know, looking at this reminds me of Alice Neel, who wasn’t afraid to leave the evidence of her process visible on the canvas. And that's something I really appreciate in art, that sense of honesty, and the acceptance of ambiguity over definitive statements.