If I have an intension, a vision of how my work is going to look when finished, I am limiting it´s possibilities to what I already know. Often when I fall into that trap, I will not be happy about the result. The image does not look like something I could imagine in beforehand. On the contrary, if I just let go, …
A fragile world
This is a special day, waking up to the result of the American election. Yesterday was a day of hope, but also the feeling of watching a nightmare coming true, without the possibility to contribute. Sitting on the sideline the only thing making sense is to work. Trying to express the contrasts in life, feeling Mother Earth shivering in fear. This drawing I …
My work is an echo
My work is an echo. During the process my experiences in life are reflected, – a walk in the garden, a meeting, it can be whatever, and hits me most directly when I am not prepared. There is an underflow of events binding it all together, making it my universe, my place on earth where I follow my own paths – …
Iceland – buildings in landscape.
It is like a painting. All colors are all ready there, and the brush is painting the landscape with light. Highlighting, dissolving and changing the picture as you are looking. Our hosts of the Stiflisdalur Artsymposium, Margret and Sverrir, took us on three day trips in the area north and west of our base camp. Of course there are hundreds of …
Art symposium in Iceland
Being an artist is often a lonely situation. Getting out of the studio, meeting new people, breaking daily rutines, leaving the comfort zone is a necessity. A new adventure was waiting in 2016. I was invited by German artist Margret Schopka to participate in a symposium in Iceland. She has arranged several symposiums over the years, at her place in …