Portrait of Katarine Saryan 1963

Martiros Saryan painted "Portrait of Katarine Saryan" with what looks like oil on canvas. I can only imagine the joy Saryan must have felt, setting down those brushstrokes, building up those colors, maybe even mixing them right on the canvas. The fruit in the foreground is so alive, so vibrant. It’s like he's saying, "Here, taste the world, feel its richness." I feel like Saryan and I are kindred spirits, both trying to capture something essential about being alive, about the world around us. I feel as though I’m in conversation with him, across time and space, about the mysteries of light, color, and form.