Mountains 1948

Else Alfelt's ‘Mountains’ is a painting that breathes with the rhythm of nature, created with oil on canvas. Look at the way Alfelt builds up these spiky forms. There's a real sense of process, the painting feels less like a representation and more like an echo of the mountains. It's a reminder that artmaking is itself a kind of journey, a reaching towards something beyond the easily visible. I'm really drawn to the surface of this piece. You can almost feel the strokes where the paint is thicker. They’re almost like little sculptures, especially where the greens and blues meet, suggesting the play of light and shadow on the mountain slopes. See how a single, bold stroke can define an entire form, creating a sense of depth and volume. It reminds me of the way Marsden Hartley would paint mountains with a sense of raw, emotional power. Both artists invite us to contemplate the relationship between landscape and the human spirit, turning the act of seeing into a form of meditation.