The Light of Inderøy A young man stands amidst the sprawling landscape of Stenstad farm in Inderøy, his hands more accustomed to woodcarving and drawing than the heavy tools of a farmer. Einar Øfsti does not follow the path of his nine siblings toward the soil. Instead, at fifteen, he enters an apprenticeship with a master painter in Trondheim. The transition from craftsman to artist begins in these quiet, disciplined years. The trajectory shifts abruptly in 1882. Driven by a singular focus, Øfsti follows his drawing teacher across the Atlantic to Minnesota. In the United States, he works a…