The Haymaker 1916

Edvard Munch made this painting, The Haymaker, in Norway, with oil on canvas. The colours are so vivid, right? Not exactly real, but emotionally true. What strikes me is how Munch layers paint like thoughts, each stroke building on the last. The paint is pretty thick, you can almost feel the weight of the haymaker’s work. Look at his hands, that earthy red, really makes him part of the land. It's not just a picture, it's a feeling, right? Now, check out the landscape behind him. It's like the field and sky are breathing together, those lines of colour sweeping across. It reminds me a bit of Van Gogh, that same urgency to capture something beyond the surface. Munch isn't giving us answers, but inviting us into a space of looking, questioning, and feeling. It’s a reminder that art isn’t about perfection, but about process.