Frédéric Houbron

Frédéric Houbron carried a habit of folding his watercolors into tiny, portable fans before they dried, tucking them into coat pockets like secret sketches. That habit shaped his style: loose, quick brushstrokes that capture a scene in the time it takes to walk past a café. Try Eventail plié, that folded watercolor, as your door in. Hold it like a fan, look close, and let the wrinkles in the paper become part of the picture.