Banks of the Seine 1912

Magnus Enckell painted *Banks of the Seine* with oils, and his marks feel both playful and intentional. The way he's dabbed on these strokes, it’s like he’s building up an image one little feeling at a time. I love how the pink of the path meets the blue of the water, and the way he uses short, broken strokes. It gives the whole scene this shimmering, alive quality. Look at the trees—they're not just brown, they're touched with orange and purple, like he’s trying to capture the light. And there, right in the middle, is a patch of green under a blue table that feels like an afterthought, or maybe a burst of pure joy. Enckell reminds me of Vuillard, capturing the quiet hum of daily life but through his own lens of color. Art's like a big conversation, where everyone's just trying to figure out how to see the world a little better, one painting at a time.