La Rue du Soleil, Port Vendres 1926

Charles Rennie Mackintosh made "La Rue du Soleil, Port Vendres" using watercolor in a way that feels both architectural and fluid, a real testament to process. Look at how the reflections in the water are these bold, vertical stripes, like the buildings are playing dress-up as minimalist sculptures. It's all about the materiality, right? The way the watercolor lets the light bounce off the page, creating a shimmering effect. Notice how the buildings morph into watery versions of themselves, the brushstrokes loose and free, full of light. It reminds me a little of Turner, but with a stricter sense of design. Like, what if Turner had gone to architecture school? There’s this push and pull between representation and abstraction, that I find so compelling. It's about seeing, but also about feeling.