Picture from Lofoten 1897 - 1918

Rikard Lindström captured this picture of Lofoten with oil on canvas. He’s really got something with his loose brushstrokes and slightly muted palette. It feels like he’s not just painting what he sees, but also how it feels to be there, right? The texture is key here. See how the paint isn’t trying to hide? It’s thick, especially in the mountains, giving them this chunky, almost edible quality. There’s something really satisfying about the way the blues and whites mix in the water, creating these choppy, rhythmic patterns that make the sea feel alive. And those boats! They're so sturdy and functional, sitting in contrast to the almost expressionistic depiction of the landscape. It reminds me of some early Fauvist painters, maybe like Vlaminck, but with a Scandinavian twist. This piece, in its approach to color and texture, reminds us that art is as much about the process and the feel of the medium as it is about the final image. It's an ongoing conversation.