Mountain landscape with trees. Ortolan. 1935

Konstantin Bogaevsky made this landscape with watercolor, and you can almost feel the brush dance across the paper. Imagine him outside, maybe a bit chilly, quickly capturing the scene before the light changes. It's fascinating to think about what the artist was thinking as he layered those washes of greens, browns, and grays. What did it feel like to stand there? Did he take it all in, or was he only looking at certain details? The trees in the foreground feel like they're reaching out, almost inviting us to walk into the painting. Painters are always in conversation with each other, across time, exchanging ideas and inspiring one another. Painting is an embodied expression that leaves space for interpretation. Like a mountain range, it keeps on going.