Sea etude 1905

This 'Sea Etude' by Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis is awash with cool blues and greys, the paint thickly applied, each stroke a ripple on the canvas. Imagine Ciurlionis standing at the shore, his palette in hand, wrestling with the wind and the waves, trying to capture the sea’s restless energy. I bet he mixed those colors right there on the spot, trying to match the sky, and the light on the water. See how the horizon line isn't quite straight? Maybe it was a conscious choice, or maybe the wind was just messing with him! It makes me think about other artists who’ve stood in the face of nature, like Turner with his stormy seascapes, all of them trying to pin down something that’s always moving, always changing. What is captured here is embodied expression, the ongoing conversation between artists across time. Each brushstroke is a question, a suggestion, never quite settling on one answer.