Udsigt gennem et vindue til en strand, Sydfrankrig 1935

Edvard Weie made this watercolour view through a window to a beach in the south of France. It’s a space built from washes of pale colour and a sense of openness that makes you feel like you could just step right into it. I love the way that the boundaries between inside and outside become blurred, as if the room and the landscape are merging into one continuous space. The materiality of the paint is very present here, the paper shines through the pigment and the brush marks are visible. I’m drawn to the ochre rectangle in the lower right corner, it could be anything, a shadow, a rock, or just a splash of pure colour. It doesn’t really matter, it gives a sense of weight to the overall composition. This piece reminds me of some of Bonnard's interiors where he also uses colour to create a sense of atmosphere and feeling. Both artists share a similar sensibility of using the canvas to explore the complexities of perception. In the end, art is about seeing the world in new and unexpected ways.