{"product_id":"11new-cloud-hugs-dents-du-midi-11-05-2025-24x24-cm","title":"Cloud hugs Dents du Midi. 11.05.2025. 24x24 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloud Hugs. Dents du Midi. 11.05.2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original plein-air oil painting was created in Switzerland in May 2025, capturing the Dents du Midi mountain range partially embraced by passing clouds. Painted directly outdoors, the work focuses on the fleeting relationship between mountain forms, moving atmosphere and light, where the landscape appears to emerge and disappear within the sky itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition is built around the encounter between clouds and mountains. Rather than standing sharply against the horizon, the peaks seem wrapped inside shifting layers of vapour and light. The clouds do not merely pass above the mountains. They appear to settle around them, softening their contours and creating the impression that the landscape is being gradually absorbed into the atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloud Hugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflects this sense of closeness between sky and earth. The clouds seem almost protective, surrounding the mountain peaks in a quiet exchange between solidity and air. The scene feels suspended between presence and disappearance, where the boundaries of the landscape become uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoft tones of pale blue, lavender, grey, white and muted green create an atmosphere of calm luminosity. The brushwork remains economical yet expressive, allowing forms to remain partially unresolved. This openness gives the painting a dreamlike quality, where perception becomes more important than precise description. The mountains are felt before they are fully seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dents du Midi are among the most recognizable mountain silhouettes visible across Western Switzerland and the region surrounding Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Their dramatic profile often changes character depending on weather conditions, sometimes appearing monumental and sharply defined, and at other times dissolving almost completely into mist, cloud and atmospheric light. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.montreuxriviera.com\/fr\/P5276\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003emontreuxriviera.com\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/fr\/list\/1243?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003ewhc.unesco.org\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this painting, the mountains become less a geographical subject than a study of atmosphere. The work explores how distance, weather and light transform perception, turning a familiar Alpine horizon into something fragile, temporary and almost immaterial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated during a single plein-air painting session, this work preserves a brief encounter with changing mountain weather. The movement of the clouds, the shifting light and the quiet presence of the Dents du Midi became the essential elements of the composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting belongs to my ongoing series dedicated to the Alps, Lac Léman and the landscapes of Western Switzerland. Each work records a direct experience of atmosphere, season and place observed outdoors in nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal plein-air oil painting by Olga Tacan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: Vaud, Switzerland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject: Dents du Midi partially covered by clouds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Swiss Alps overlooking Lac Léman (Lake Geneva)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium: Oil painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate painted: 11 May 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOil on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePlain air painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize 24 cm x 24 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize with passé-partout  32x42cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate: 11 May 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLocation: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ceruleanistique Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55275596382543,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/9381\/8191\/files\/21A9070D-CBA7-4156-A7AF-57BE7FAF355A.jpg?v=1749307911","url":"https:\/\/www.ceruleanistique.com\/en\/products\/11new-cloud-hugs-dents-du-midi-11-05-2025-24x24-cm","provider":"Ceruleanistique Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}