October 30, 2005
Painting and/or Portrait
Is it possible to make a painting based upon some ideas of how to build up colours, forms and expression and at the same time make a "picture" of the model. Do we have to choose between imagination and copy, or can these two challenges be combined and thus give an acceptable result from the artists intention.
I am not sure and therefore I stop working on this painting now. Through photos of the model I see that it is not correct, but is it good, bad og just acceptable.
At a meeting friday evening the Norwegian painter Peter Esdaile told us how he was working with his latest paintings, and the most important was TO STOP. As I have written earlier you never finish a painting - you leave it.
See Peters Painting
I am not sure and therefore I stop working on this painting now. Through photos of the model I see that it is not correct, but is it good, bad og just acceptable.
At a meeting friday evening the Norwegian painter Peter Esdaile told us how he was working with his latest paintings, and the most important was TO STOP. As I have written earlier you never finish a painting - you leave it.
October 17, 2005
Originals and Imitations
Sometimes it is more than fun to make imitations of paintings first made by one of my favourite artist; Thore Heramb. His works represent as far as I can understand the very best development from the expressionists (see previous blog) in early 1900 to the abstract way of manipulate colours at the end of the century.
As an owner of some of his works, I have had the opportunity to study his paintings as close as possible. I am not trying to copy him completely, but as another artist once said: I steal the best from the best, do it my way, and thus make it my own.
This painting (acryllic on canvas 100x72) is an imitation of "Cellospilleren" from 1984 which is shown at Gallery KB in Oslo this autumn. The Gallery was esablished in 1930 and is celebrating it's 75 years with very spectacular exhibition opened Oct 22. Heramb's painting was sold for NOK 280.000.
Gallery Kåre Berntsen as
As an owner of some of his works, I have had the opportunity to study his paintings as close as possible. I am not trying to copy him completely, but as another artist once said: I steal the best from the best, do it my way, and thus make it my own.
This painting (acryllic on canvas 100x72) is an imitation of "Cellospilleren" from 1984 which is shown at Gallery KB in Oslo this autumn. The Gallery was esablished in 1930 and is celebrating it's 75 years with very spectacular exhibition opened Oct 22. Heramb's painting was sold for NOK 280.000.
October 16, 2005
Autumn leaves as a frame of this weekend
A beautiful high blue sky, a weekend for celebrating 28 years of marriage, a weekend for opening the "Lutefisk" season with all additional stuff, a weekend for Aafk to beat Start 5 - 4 in football, a weekend to visit Aker Brygge, a weekend for closing the water supply at the cottage for the winter and a weekend for visiting the Exhibition "1905 - 1935 Expression" at the Munch-museum in Oslo.
What else can an enthusiastic lover of expresionistic art want. Take a look and if possible go and see for yourself:
Paintings from Expression
To see my own paintings :
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What else can an enthusiastic lover of expresionistic art want. Take a look and if possible go and see for yourself:
To see my own paintings :
October 09, 2005
Indian summer in Gothenburg
Three hours away (high speed travelling) from Oslo is Sweeden´s second largest city; Gothenburg. We normally pass the town on our many trips to Copenhagen, but many years ago we visited the town with our children for the amusement park Liseberg. Last week Tullen and I had a few days, evenings and nights by ourselves. A pleasent stay with temperatures around 20 degrees in the afternoon. We used the Indian summer to perform shopping, eating warm local luncheon, drinking beer and wine, having Italian food for dinner and spend the nights in satisfying hotelbeds.
The very famous sculpture "Non-Violence" by the sweedish artist Karl Fredrik Reutersvärd is located at the Kungsportsavenyen near Gøteborg Kunstmuseum which at the moment have an exhibition of Peder Severin and Marie Krøyer´s paintings.See Krøyer The peace symbolic sculpture can also be seen in front of the UN building in New York as well as in many other cities around the world.
The very famous sculpture "Non-Violence" by the sweedish artist Karl Fredrik Reutersvärd is located at the Kungsportsavenyen near Gøteborg Kunstmuseum which at the moment have an exhibition of Peder Severin and Marie Krøyer´s paintings.
October 01, 2005
11 years since the heart attack in Singapore
Today, October 1st. is it exactly 11 years since the first serious heart attack almost killed me during my stay in Singapore.
No details in this blog; only many thanks to family, friends, employer and medical personnel in Singapore and Norway who have helped me through these eleven years. A million thanks to those relatives who said YES to organ donation the day I needed a new heart and a new kidney. They all gave me some other years to live. I am today well and happy with my life although it is totally different from the expectations I had on the saturday morning 132 months ago.
No details in this blog; only many thanks to family, friends, employer and medical personnel in Singapore and Norway who have helped me through these eleven years. A million thanks to those relatives who said YES to organ donation the day I needed a new heart and a new kidney. They all gave me some other years to live. I am today well and happy with my life although it is totally different from the expectations I had on the saturday morning 132 months ago.
