Heat Haze 1919

Dorrit Black captured this landscape with oil on canvas. The colours are muted, hazy. There's a real gentleness in the brushstrokes and a soft, almost dreamlike quality. I can imagine Dorrit Black standing there, squinting, trying to capture the way the light softens the edges of everything. It's like she's not just painting what she sees, but also how it feels to be there, in that moment. The paint seems thinly applied, which really gives that sense of atmosphere. Look at the way she’s used these gentle strokes to suggest the form of the hill. It’s a reminder that painting isn’t just about representation, it’s about feeling and seeing. And about how our vision and emotions can shift and change. Ultimately, artists are in a constant dialogue with one another, across time. It’s something we build on. It's an exchange, an inspiration.