Still Life with Vases and Roses 1920

Francisc Sirato made this painting of vases and roses with oil on canvas, in a time that no one recorded, how about that for mysterious! The first thing I notice is the textures, how the paint seems built up in layers. It gives everything a kind of warm, glowing feel. The color palette has this earthy vibe too, doesn’t it? Like the colors came straight from the garden. Especially where the blue pitcher meets the yellow cloth, its clashing but kind of great. Look closely and you'll see how each brushstroke is really deliberate. Nothing is really blended here, it's all individual marks adding up to the whole. Maybe that little mark is the artist thinking. This feels like a Cezanne, who was so determined to show how he was seeing. This embrace of seeing, not knowing, allows for ambiguity. Each viewer brings their own experience to the painting, creating new meanings with every glance.