Mexico OSTULA 1983

Sean Scully’s watercolor, Mexico OSTULA, from 1983, captures a moment, a feeling, a place. I imagine him, brush in hand, drawn in by the light and color of Mexico. Look at the way he's laid down these stripes. Raw and intuitive. The colors – that teal blue alongside the warmer yellow hues. He is building up these blocky forms, one after another. There's a sense of searching, of trying to find the right balance. Maybe he was trying to get something right, but instead got something unexpected. A happy accident. Painters like Scully are constantly in conversation with each other. And with themselves. It’s like a visual language passed down through generations, each artist adding their own accent, their own perspective. The simple gestures of painting—the stripe, the block—become carriers of meaning. These aren't just abstract forms. They are containers for feeling, memory, and lived experience.