Studio in the Countryside 2021

Iwo Zaniewski’s ‘Studio in the Countryside’ shows an interior bathed in soft light and muted colors, capturing the quiet of a creative space, maybe from a photograph. You get the sense that this piece wasn't just painted, it was built, stroke by stroke, with a kind of meditative patience. There's a dialogue happening between the inside and outside, Zaniewski is maybe asking how our interior worlds speak to the external landscape? What does it mean to bring the outside world in? I imagine him standing here, brush in hand, his thoughts drifting between the canvas and the view from the window, the countryside alive with its own rhythm and story. It reminds me a little of Fairfield Porter, or maybe even Bonnard, in its intimacy and domesticity. These artists are all constantly teaching me things! They show us that painting isn’t just about seeing, it’s about feeling, thinking, and exchanging ideas.