On the Shore 1934

Kimon Loghi made this hazy painting, On the Shore, with what looks like a whole lot of intuition. Look at those dominant gestures, the way the pale pinks, soft browns, and creamy whites blend and blur. I can almost feel him there, brush in hand, coaxing this scene into being. I wonder what Loghi was thinking as he built up these layers? Maybe he was trying to capture not just a visual scene, but a mood, a memory. See how the paint is applied thinly in some areas, allowing the light to bounce through, and thickly in others, creating a tangible texture? That one, long stroke of pink that drizzles down from the branch feels like a direct channel to feeling. Loghi reminds me of other painters who were more interested in the sensory experience of a place than in its literal representation. Artists are always in conversation, riffing off each other, and pushing painting into new territories. There’s no right or wrong way to interpret a painting like this, it's about the dialogue between the artist, the artwork, and you.