"Maisema Kolilta" was painted by a Finnish artist Eero Järnefelt. He lived from 1863 to 1937 and painted this piece of art in 1928. The name of the artwork means "a landscape from Koli" in English. The painting was painted with oil paints on canvas.

I chose this painting because it reminds me of the importance of nature. Koli has been described as "the Finnish national landscape" and I don't disagree with that. I have been to Koli once before and the view from the edge of the rock was absolutely amazing. I think that Eero Järnefelt has succeeded in capturing the feelings of freedom and purity that we might experience while being in nature. The light colours attract calm and balanced atmosphere which makes the artwork feel realistic. There is a stunted pine in the centre of the picture to which the attention is drawn first. But when you look at the background of the painting, you can see a beautiful lake and sky. If the paintig was cropped more widely, the same kind of landscape would continue as far as the eye can see.

In my opinion the message of the painting is that nature can be very important and we should enjoy and respect it more often. Going outdoors and finding beauty in small things and different views is something we all should do.