Flowering apple tree 1907

Ivan Grohar made this painting of a flowering apple tree, probably in oil on canvas. I can only imagine the painting process itself, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with the artist and what it might have been like to create it. What might he have been thinking when he made it? You can really see the texture, color, and surface, and the physicality of the medium. The paint is thick, really thick! Notice how the marks are visible, they communicate a feeling, intention, or meaning. The artist must have worked really hard to create this effect. Isn’t it amazing how artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity? Painting is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations. It’s so interesting to see how Grohar has interpreted this subject.