On Himalayan peaks 1933

Nicholas Roerich painted ‘On Himalayan peaks’ with tempera—it’s a dreamscape of indigo mountains beneath a pale sky. Imagine him mixing those blues, layering them to create the illusion of depth and the monumental scale of the Himalayas. I wonder if Roerich felt small in the immensity of nature. I feel him wrestling with the scale, trying to capture that feeling of awe on this small surface. The lone figure, draped in yellow, sits in contemplation, maybe a reflection of Roerich's own search for spiritual meaning in these majestic peaks. Painters like Hilma af Klint were also diving into similar territory, trying to visualize the unseen. We're all in conversation with each other across time, searching for ways to express the inexpressible.