Balchik Street 1930

Francisc Sirato made this street scene in Balchik with watercolor. It's all about letting the colors run and blend, making it feel like a memory. Check out how the pigment pools and streams to create the architecture, the buildings, and that cool, retro streetlamp. The paint is super thin, almost like he’s staining the paper, not covering it. There’s a real sense of freedom in how the colors bleed into each other, like the sky and trees are merging into one. See that pinky-red vertical streak on the left? It’s like a building but also a bold, emotional mark. It vibrates against the blues and greens around it, giving the whole piece a cool energy. It reminds me of Marsden Hartley, how he used color and simple shapes to capture a sense of place. It feels like a conversation about how we see and remember. What do you think?