OLD VILLAGE HOUSES 1959

Jaroslav Keluc made "Old Village Houses" with paint, probably oils, maybe as a study, or for pleasure. I can imagine him outside, looking at a real view. I wonder what it was like for him, standing there with his easel trying to capture the light playing on the water. It's thick with strokes, almost vibrating! What I notice is how the reflections become as important as the houses themselves. The artist might have been more interested in the movement of color than getting the shapes exactly right, right? This reminds me of the work of other painters who found inspiration in everyday scenes, like the Impressionists. Artists are always responding to the world around them and to each other's work, building on what came before. It’s a big conversation, across time. And that's the fun of painting, isn't it? It's never really finished, always open to new interpretations.