Rainbow over Veere 1906

Theo van Rysselberghe painted "Rainbow over Veere" with oils on canvas, using a pointillist technique that's all about building up the image from tiny dots of color. It’s like he's asking, "How little can I do and still make a big impact?" The surface has this amazing, shimmering quality because of the way the colors vibrate against each other. Up close, it’s all these individual marks, but step back, and bam, a rainbow and a town appear. Look at the way he renders the water, a mosaic of blues, whites, and even pinks. It's not just water; it's light, reflection, and movement all rolled into one. This whole approach makes me think of Seurat, another artist who was obsessed with color theory. But where Seurat could be a bit rigid, van Rysselberghe feels looser, more playful. It’s like he’s saying, "Let's see what happens if we just let the colors do their thing."