In the south of France 1908

Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin made "In the South of France" with oils, likely en plein air. I love the scumbling brushstrokes, how he's built up the leaves with these little jabs of greens and grays. You can feel the sun beating down, can't you? I imagine Korovin squinting, dabbing at the canvas, trying to catch that shimmering light. The paint is thin, like watercolor almost, which gives it this airy, shimmering quality. Look at how the house emerges from the foliage, those whites and creams popping against the greens. It's like he's not just painting a landscape, but conjuring a feeling, an experience. You can see the influence of Impressionism, but he's pushing it further, blurring the lines between representation and pure sensation. The painting feels so personal. It makes me want to pick up a brush and join the conversation, to add my own voice to this ongoing dialogue between artists across time.