Sailboats near the Cliffs at Yport 1924

Gustave Loiseau captured these Sailboats near the Cliffs at Yport with visible, dabbed brushstrokes. I love how the painting feels almost like a tapestry, woven together with blues, greens, and touches of yellow. You can almost feel Loiseau standing there, trying to capture the light on the water and the solidness of the cliffs. What’s so exciting to me, as a fellow painter, is how he's not just copying what he sees, but thinking about how to _make_ what he sees with paint. I see him smearing and dabbing, building up the image bit by bit, almost like a puzzle. Each stroke a decision, a little burst of energy. The way he layers the colours to create that shimmering effect reminds me of Monet, who, like Loiseau, was inspired by the landscapes of France. It's like they're all having this ongoing conversation about light and colour, bouncing ideas off each other across time. Painting is ultimately a form of embodied expression, inviting us to bring our own experiences and feelings to the act of seeing.