This is just a quick doodle I made the other day. There's not much to say about it. Other than that I like how the horses turned out. I drew them the same way I draw people. Quick, and in a very loose style. I've never used this style when drawing animals, though. But after…
Continue reading ➞ I Like How the Horses Turned Out
On the West Coast of Norway, we have a lot of mountains. They are high. And steep. And, they are blessed with a series of public huts, enclosed in the landscape. The reason behind these huts, is the creation of DNT (The Norwegian Trekking Association). It was founded in 1868. It's mandate being to "acquire…
Continue reading ➞ Back to the High Huts
My grandmother loves puffins. The island where my grandparents live, Runde in Western Norway, is famous for being one of their main nesting sites in the country. Having visited the island a lot through my childhood, the puffins has a special place in my heart as well. Not because of my interest in birds. But…
People who live out on small islands has always fascinated me. And it's quite a few who does it, here in Norway. Some have ferry connections to the mainland. Others need private boats to get there. I like the thought of being cut off from the rest of the world like that. Not having…
Continue reading ➞ Room for More
I've been missing my sketching sessions a lot lately. I haven't found room for them after redirecting my attention towards the coastal nature. My sketches has always involved busy streets or more urban features. But, if I want to have room for my sketching again, I simply need to make one. So I thought about…
Continue reading ➞ Last Stop – Letting the Pen Out
This is a place I know very well. It's on an island on the West Coast of Norway. The wind is (almost) always blowing in from the sea. It's weather-beaten. But lush. It's rocky. But smoothed by the waves. The air is always fresh. And the sounds of raw nature is always present.
I don't know what kind of bird this is. I just made them up. I thought the painting was missing something without them. Something to bring a bit of life into it. I don't know what they're doing, or what their plans are. But if it was me, I would probably just sit there for…
Continue reading ➞ Sunset Flying
I love sheeps. Not in a weird way. Just their whole being. How they wander around in the mountains without a care in the world. How they break into your garden eating grass, pooping and bleating you awake in the early morning. Or lay down in the middle of the road to take a nap,…
Continue reading ➞ Sheepish Fun
Tomorrow it's officially summer. Here in Norway, though, we've had snow until late April. Which has made spring quite short. So it's a weird feeling taking off my winter jacket, going almost straight to shorts and t-shirts. Because it's really warm here now. So I thought I would say goodbye to spring with this painting…
Continue reading ➞ A Cold Spring Day
It takes its toll on the paper if I get too eager. But using the palette knife to scrape out a landscape in a watercolour painting is great fun. In this one, I used it both for adding trees, fence posts and tufts of grass. The splatters of paint was initially an accident, though. But…
Continue reading ➞ Scraping out a Landscape
