Bedroom 2019

Nick Alm painted "Bedroom" sometime around now, using oil paint, I imagine. The whole thing feels kind of soft and dreamy, like a memory. The colors are muted, almost like it’s faded, or maybe it’s just early morning light. The brushstrokes are blended, but you can still see the texture, especially in the wall behind the figure. I love how Alm handles the light. It’s not dramatic, but it creates this really intimate atmosphere. It feels like a moment stolen from real life, like we're intruding on a private moment. Alm's work makes me think of Vilhelm Hammershøi, who was a master of quiet, interior scenes. But Alm brings his own sensibility to it, a kind of modern sensibility that feels both familiar and strange. Ultimately, I think it's the ambiguity that makes this painting so compelling, and it's a gentle reminder that art is about the questions, not the answers.