To be able to set up the easel anywhere along the route you are taking and to be able to paint what is happening there or what you are seeing, whether it is people walking or resting, whether it is nature such as flowers or the sea itself. I think that is the greatest thing for a painter.
When I see the paintings of this great artist in an exhibition I quickly identify myself, not only because of my memories of my student days and because sometimes I like to paint in that style, but also because he is a painter who has travelled a lot, visited many places and painted what he saw there.
The idea of thinking, of imagining myself travelling and painting what I see is wonderful, especially natural landscapes, rather than cities.
I love Sorolla's paintings, where although in many or almost all cases there are no defined strokes or exaggerated realism, light and energy predominate in his paintings, as well as everyday life with all that it entails.
As he travelled and painted everything he saw, different circumstances presented themselves to him and he captured them on canvas, we can see what he saw, all through his eyes and I love that, because as well as enjoying beautiful landscapes and circumstances of everyday life we can see the emotions that a painter always puts into his work.
I repeat, I love Sorolla, especially in his marine and beach paintings, which he portrayed mainly along the coasts of the beautiful Andalusia, I think he was in love with the south of Spain.
Of course he didn't only paint seascapes but also about religious customs of Spain, moments of typical festivities, and we can also find works about work, daily life, details, the simple things of life.
One of the things I liked most about this exhibition is that, although it was small, there were only a few works, the ones I bring you here, there were only a few of them, it was on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death and it is a great reminder of a great artist.
I think this exhibition is small because in fact the Thyssen Museum has many of his works among its permanent exhibitions, but they wanted to do something special for this event. A well-deserved tribute.
The scenes of women looking at the coast, at the sea, with that dreaminess caused by the water and its sounds on the rocks. I can hear that sound when I look at this work, for example.
The coastal views are also very beautiful, perhaps my inclination for these landscapes is my love for the sea and the beauty of these paintings.
Apart from these beautiful views, these two also caught my attention, because they are captures of everyday life, of the countryside, of joy and above all because of the explosion of colours and light in them. True portraits of moments that have happened. I love the paintings of this artist.
And as the museum made this tribute for this special event, I also want to pay tribute to an excellent painter in my own way through this detail of this publication.
Thank you very much for joining me today, I wish you a very good Sunday. See you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.
