I quite like the strong contrasts in this one, between the trees and the sky. It looks a bit scary. Some place you would walk by fast to get away from. At the same time it looks a bit cartoonish, which also makes it a bit less intimidating. Like some place you would get robbed…
Continue reading ➞ Walking Fast
They got a bit more dominating than planned, these fence posts. Almost like they're popping out of the painting. That made me quite disappointed at first. But now I think it makes it all a bit more interesting. I also like how the trees ended up on the left and right side. The one in…
Continue reading ➞ Fence Posts
This is a night with no sound, I imagine. Maybe some rutsling trees, or the hooting of an owl. But other than that, nothing is happening. It may look a bit scary. But when the day comes, it turns into the most lovely field of grass. And a perfect day for a picnic.
As "the sun has turned" (as we say here), the days are starting to get lighter. Just a few minutes more of the precious daylight, day after day. Soon the sun will start to warm the skin again. The grass will turn green. The corn fields will errupt. We'll stop wearing jackets, and then sweaters.…
Continue reading ➞ Morning Sun
You know when it's so cold that the snow turns dry? It just flakes off when you rub it in your gloves, and settles light as a feather on the frozen ground. If you shake a snowy branch it comes crashing down your head, finding it's way inside your collar. You wringe as it melts,…
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
There hasn't been much snow on christmas for the last few years. But cold enough for the frost to settle on the trees and the tips of the grass. This is my attempt to capture one of those nights. All silent and still.
The smell of grass and a nice, warm breeze. That's what I wanted from this new piece. But I hope you are having a merry christmas. And a happy new year 🙂
As far as I've understood, today is the darkest day of the year. So I wanted to do a painting from the lightest part of the year. The days where the sun is up all evening, and the light (at least in Norway) lasts through the night. Tomorrow we start the journey back to those…
Continue reading ➞ Evening Walks
A quite different theme, this one, compared to my recent paintings. A bit less snowy, and a bit more open landscape. I had to wing it from the start, since I splashed on some paint where it shouldn't be. So that led to the first mountain, and I just had to work my way down…
