Venetian Passageway c. 1905

John Singer Sargent made "Venetian Passageway" with watercolor; a medium that invites fluidity and transparency. I love how Sargent let the colors bleed and mingle, capturing a sense of Venice as a place of soft edges and blurred reflections. It's all about process and that dance between control and chance. Looking at the surface, you can almost feel the dampness of the stone and the cool, watery depths. There's a particular spot, just where the steps meet the water, where the colors shift from warm browns to cool grays. It’s like a visual poem about the meeting of different worlds. Sargent's strokes feel so intuitive. This piece reminds me of some of Turner's Venetian scenes, but with a more intimate, personal touch. Like a quick sketch in a diary, it captures a fleeting moment and invites us to dream and wonder. It makes you realize that art is an ongoing conversation, a constant exploration of seeing and feeling.