oil on canvas · 50 × 30 cm
2024
UNAVAILABLE
The painting was a gift for a lady on the occasion of her retirement. I came across the scene during one of my walks through the countryside in the early evening. I partly imagined the path – it winds through the landscape, with light and shadow alternating along the way, and eventually disappears behind the forest towards the mountains. We do not know where it leads; we can only see it heading somewhere towards the heights. It reminds me of life itself. Life, too, is winding, sometimes changes direction and brings moments full of light and joy, but also valleys of shadow when things do not go well. We do not know exactly where it will take us. We only want it to eventually leads upwards, all the way to the clouds.