Autumn Day Beach 

Editor: So, this is "Autumn Day Beach" by John Miller, painted with acrylics. It feels incredibly peaceful, almost like a dream. There's a vastness in the muted colors, but what do you see in this piece, beyond just a beach scene? Curator: It’s funny, isn't it, how colors whisper different stories? For me, the blues are definitely dominant but subdued, and the artist invites us to project our own experiences onto it. It feels very elemental: earth, sea, and sky barely distinguished from one another. The indistinct horizon almost creates a sense of timelessness. Do you feel a sense of melancholy looking at it? Editor: I do, a little. A sort of quiet sadness, maybe? Like a memory fading at the edges. Is that a common interpretation with landscapes like this? Curator: Maybe not 'common', but definitely valid. It reminds me a bit of Rothko's color field paintings; how simple forms can evoke profound emotion. The artist could be channeling the introspective solitude of the off-season, when the crowds have vanished. Almost makes me want to walk along that shore and think... and feel. What do you think about its relation to abstract expressionism? Editor: I see the connection, now that you mention it! The focus on emotion through color and form. Before, I had a much more impressionistic perspective, seeing its muted colours. It's really impressive to notice how much you can read from colour itself! Curator: It's amazing! These abstract expressionists had such a strong sense of form and feeling, I wonder where will this go with modernism overall, especially acrylic-on-canvas based art. Editor: Definitely gives me a fresh perspective. Thanks for sharing your interpretation, it’s truly a way to look with an altered vision of landscapes. Curator: My pleasure! Art’s all about that, isn't it? Changing the way we see.