Landscape 1894 - 1943

This painting, called Landscape, was made by Edvard Weie, but the date is unknown, and it looks like it was done in oil. The thing that grabs me here is the boldness of the brushstrokes. You can almost feel the quick, decisive movements Weie must have made. It's like he's not trying to copy nature, but instead, he's recreating the sensation of being in it. I am drawn to a particular mark, that swooping teal gesture in the lower right. It’s a confident stroke, almost a dare, and it somehow holds the whole composition together. I see echoes of Van Gogh in the expressive brushwork, but Weie’s palette feels more optimistic, brighter. It’s like he’s saying, “Here’s a world, not as it is, but as it feels.” And that, for me, is what painting is all about. It's not about answers, but about keeping the conversation going.