Young Artist 1970

Sergiy Grigoriev made "Young Artist" with oil paint on canvas, and it feels like a quickly captured moment. The brushstrokes are loose, almost like sketches in paint, aren’t they? There’s this lovely contrast between the muted background and the bright colors of the drawing the girl has made. Look at how Grigoriev uses thick paint for the impasto, the texture is almost sculptural in places, especially on the table and the figure on the canvas. I love the way he's captured the light, it's so immediate. See how the brushstrokes kind of dance around? It's not about perfect representation but about capturing the feeling of the scene, the joy and the creative energy. It reminds me a little bit of Fairfield Porter, that same casual, intimate feel, a slice of everyday life turned into something special. Painting is like a conversation across time, and Grigoriev is definitely adding something unique to it.