The Fluidity of Water and Light Ephraima Henriette Johanna van Eysinga, known to many as Ima, lived a life defined by the delicate, translucent qualities of her chosen medium. Born in Noordwijkerhout, she developed a sensibility for the subtle shifts of color and light that would characterize her career. While many of her contemporaries sought the permanence of oil, she found her voice in the fleeting, unpredictable nature of watercolours. This choice required a certain decisiveness, a way of working with the medium that allowed for both precision and the spontaneous movement of pigment acros…