Paysage de Cagnes c. 1910

Pierre-Auguste Renoir made this landscape of Cagnes with oil on canvas. I love how Renoir lets the brushstrokes dance across the surface. It’s almost like he’s not just painting what he sees, but also how he feels. Look at the way he uses these little dabs of color to create the trees. Each stroke feels like a tiny decision, a moment of pure painting. The surface is alive with texture, the paint applied in layers that catch the light. It's fascinating how these tiny touches of vibrant color build form, and convey depth. See that stroke of blue near the top? It's like a little window into the sky, a reminder of the bigger world beyond this intimate scene. Renoir's work always makes me think of Bonnard, another painter who understood the joy of color and the pleasure of looking. Both artists invite us to slow down, to savor the world around us, and to find beauty in the everyday.