Morgonsol 2017

Nick Alm painted "Morgonsol," and it’s a painting about waking up, or trying to. The whole thing's done with these layered, almost translucent brushstrokes, like he’s building up the image slowly, letting the light seep through. The texture feels smooth, almost skin-like. Look at how the light from the window just bleeds into the gray wall. It’s so subtle, but it gives the whole scene this quiet, dreamy quality. And that light is everything, right? I see a connection with Vilhelm Hammershøi, who used light and shadow to create a mood that is both intimate and distant. Paintings are conversations across time, and a painting like this one is a good example of how art embraces ambiguity and multiple interpretations.