The Windmill

This watercolor piece belongs to my Solitude Collection, a series where I focus on distance, silence, and the emotional atmosphere of open landscapes. Even though it sits naturally alongside my postcard works, this one is made in a slightly larger format, which gave me more space to build the movement of the grass and the changing sky.

What drew me here was the contrast between the small windmill and the overwhelming presence of the landscape around it. I wanted the windmill to feel almost fragile against the weather, with the tall grass taking over most of the composition. The foreground is restless and full of motion, while the structure itself stays still and distant.

I used watercolor to keep the sky soft and unstable, with layered blue-gray washes that feel heavy and shifting. In the grass, I worked more actively, building sharper strokes and stronger contrast so the field would feel windblown and alive. That tension between softness above and movement below is a big part of the mood I wanted.

For me, this painting is about being alone in a landscape without it feeling empty. It is quiet, but not still. It is isolated, but full of presence. That is exactly the feeling I keep returning to in The Solitude Collection.