The view from my window 2021

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this painting, "The View From My Window" with paint on canvas, and what strikes me is the range of blues he coaxes out of the material. It's a painting all about process, really. The surface is built up with visible brushstrokes, and each layer seems to inform the next. Look at the way the paint is dragged across the canvas, especially in the lower half, creating a sense of depth and movement. The texture is palpable; you can almost feel the ridges and valleys of the paint under your fingertips. There's this one spot, right in the center, where the blues deepen and intensify, drawing you in like a whirlpool. It makes me think of Joan Mitchell, in the way that she used color and gesture to evoke feeling. Ultimately, it is a reminder that art is not just about what we see, but how we see and what we feel.