When we look at the pictures above, we might be sure that the picture is a photograph. But surprisingly, this picture is an oil painting created by Gregory Thielker. He is an American artist who graduated from the Painting department of Washington University.

These paintings are part of Thielker’s “Under the Unminding Sky“ – a project he worked on from 2005 until 2010. This series was born through his exploration of the feeling when driving through the rain and looking at the pouring rain from the car’s window. They are are compiled from the photographs he took while driving in the rain with the windshield turned off – to create a constantly changing lens for the way we see the landscape. Thielker stated that the paintings in this series reflect his interest of how the roadways potray and control how we experience various landscapes.

These paintings are beautifully mindblowing, not only because they look extremely real, but also because these paintings evoke strong feelings and memories about wandering in the middle of the pouring rain. For myself, personally, these painting remind me of the rainy days during the end of last year. I remember I felt upset when I knew that it was raining outside because it would be hard for me to catch the bus to go home in the rain. But as much as I hate rainy office days, I would stop and stand in front of the window to watch rain because it is always delighful to watch the rain.

Text by Vania Chandra Kirana