Nan Laar - Aan de rand van wat komt

On the edge of what is to come, Nan Laar imagines a still moment of closeness to the water. A woman and a child stand side by side, with their backs to the viewer, facing an open harbor landscape that unfolds before them. Their posture is calm and attentive, as if they are waiting together, without hurry, without words.

Water plays a central role in the composition. Soft reflections, cool blue tones, and diffuse light create an atmosphere where time slows down. The harbor and ships remain suggestively present, not as decor but as signs of movement and possibility—something that exists, but does not yet have to begin.

Nan Laar works here in her characteristic expressive-figurative style: loose, visible brushstrokes and transparent layers in which realism and abstraction blend into one another. The warm tones of the figures subtly contrast with the cool water, creating a quiet emotional tension between security and openness.

The painting is about being together at a threshold moment, between staying and moving on, between now and later.
On the edge of what is to come, it invites the viewer to slow down and recognize: an ode to shared silence, trust, and the gentle promise of what may still emerge.