View from Koli 1923

Eero Järnefelt made this landscape, “View from Koli”, in 1923. Look at how the marks build up the image, like a mosaic, with each dab and stroke contributing to the overall texture and form. I love this sense of making, the way the paint sits on the surface, almost as if the painting grew organically. The palette is so evocative of autumn, all those greens and yellows! The way the colors shift and blend reminds me of those moments when the light changes, and everything suddenly seems to glow. Notice how the single tree trunk stands bare in the foreground, a symbol of nature's resilience and the passage of time. It makes me think of Cezanne, how he used color and form to capture the essence of a landscape. Ultimately, it’s a great reminder that art is not about capturing a fixed reality, but about embracing the ongoing conversation between the artist, the materials, and the world around them.