In the Garden 1930

Ipolit Strambu’s "In the Garden" is like a memory shimmering in the summer heat, made with gentle dabs of color, mostly greens, browns, and creamy whites. Imagine the artist outside, squinting slightly, trying to capture the way sunlight filters through the leaves. He's not trying to make a photo-realistic image, but rather an impression of a moment. The texture of the paint itself feels important here—thick in some places, creating a sense of depth and shadow, and then thinner, more transparent in others, where the light seems to dance. Look at the way he’s rendered the figures. They are more like suggestions of people, their features blurred and indistinct, but somehow, their presence is still palpable. What were they doing? What might they have been thinking? It’s interesting to consider how Strambu was in conversation with other Impressionist painters like Monet and Renoir, all exploring similar themes of light, color, and everyday life. Painting is always about looking and responding—both for the artist and for us. It allows us to pause, to wonder, and to appreciate the fleeting beauty of the world around us.