March 30, 2006
Birthdays of Goya and van Gogh
When I made the painting of our cottage (see previous post) last summer and presented it in the Norwegian blog on 15th july 2005, I got positive responce from a.o. Portugal. The author of a culture covering website wrote about my works and compared "Tullarbo" with works by Vincent van Gogh. Today it is 153 years since van Gogh was born and his works have forever made their place in the history of art. See more of his works here:Van Gogh
Another great painter is Fransisco Goya.
He was born on the same day for 260 years ago. I had the opportunity to see a lot of his works at the Prado Museum in Madrid in 2004. One of the paintings are the 266x345 cm oil on canvas The third of May, 1808 which for the first time (?) in art history focused on the victims and not the victors. A great experience and a recommendation for everyone to go to Madrid. In addition you have to see Picasso´s Guernica at at the Reina Sofía, Spain's national museum of modern art and most important take a visit through the painting history at Museo Madame Thyssen.
Here you can see some of the works of Expressionist painters at that museum:
Madame Thyssen
Another great painter is Fransisco Goya.
He was born on the same day for 260 years ago. I had the opportunity to see a lot of his works at the Prado Museum in Madrid in 2004. One of the paintings are the 266x345 cm oil on canvas The third of May, 1808 which for the first time (?) in art history focused on the victims and not the victors. A great experience and a recommendation for everyone to go to Madrid. In addition you have to see Picasso´s Guernica at at the Reina Sofía, Spain's national museum of modern art and most important take a visit through the painting history at Museo Madame Thyssen.
Here you can see some of the works of Expressionist painters at that museum:
March 27, 2006
Summing-up my painting presentation
Paintings from summer 2005
Works produced during the last nine months.
This is the last video showing my paintings from the beginning summer 2002 and up to date. I have done this to document the process but also to experiment with making film and videostrips. I have found a way to compress movies of almost 2 giga bytes to video of around 50mega bytes without reducing the quality too much. I have used 3ivx for compressing3ivx and a setup by Michael Verdi to get the optimal way to do it Setup by Michael Verdi>
As host for my videos I have usedBlip.tv
And as supporting music I have downloaded free music from Meme.
MEME is David Meme (MEME), a Brighton based musician originally from Birmingham. After a series of ill-formed Indie band experiments during the nineties he became interested in the fledgling electronica scene and built his own recording studio to record tracks. His music is often described as melancholica which neatly describes the downbeat, melancholic streak within the music. Read more inLoca Records
Thanks to all, and hopefully you have been able to watch the pictures at your own computers.
This is the last video showing my paintings from the beginning summer 2002 and up to date. I have done this to document the process but also to experiment with making film and videostrips. I have found a way to compress movies of almost 2 giga bytes to video of around 50mega bytes without reducing the quality too much. I have used 3ivx for compressing
As host for my videos I have used
And as supporting music I have downloaded free music from Meme.
MEME is David Meme (MEME), a Brighton based musician originally from Birmingham. After a series of ill-formed Indie band experiments during the nineties he became interested in the fledgling electronica scene and built his own recording studio to record tracks. His music is often described as melancholica which neatly describes the downbeat, melancholic streak within the music. Read more in
Thanks to all, and hopefully you have been able to watch the pictures at your own computers.
March 26, 2006
Retrospective glance early 2005
2005 - a year of imitations
Watch the Video
At the beginning of 2005 I made a lot of imitations of other painters works. Not copies but based upon their design, style and choice of colours.
March 25, 2006
Retrospective presentation of 2004
2004 The best year up to now
In early 2004 I joined a painting course at Oslo Malerklubb. An interesting process and I must have gained some competence because my works are much better after this peiode.
This video is very big for normal internet connection. The downloading may take some time so may be it is better to see it in the
As for the other videos Meme has made the music, and this "Communication" can be yours at
March 24, 2006
2003 paintings from St. Hans to Christmas
Paintings from 2nd half of 2003
From figurative to nonfigurative paintings. All in expressionistic colours.
To give sound to this presentation of my works in 2003 I have added music by Meme. Get his music from:
Production in 2003 - 1st half
Paintings from 1st half 2003
During the first 6 months of 2003 I made about 40 works in acryllic on paper. Hopefully you can see a development from the 2002 works.
With music by Meme, and Trines voice you van get more of his music from:
More history and experimenting with videoblogs
2002 paintings retrospective
My first experience from making paintings with acryllic on paper
The video can also be seen at
I have made this video together with music by Meme. Get his music from:
I am still trying to get the most out of compressing huge iMovies to acceptable download volume by going through dv format and further down by using 3ivx.
March 22, 2006
The vernal equinox 2006
This year snow and ice removing from the streets has inspired me to make a video based upon photos taken and put together in iMovie. Added with sound from ABBA, and compressing the movie from 1.7 GB to 7.4 MB in mp4 format should make it possible to see by most of my blog readers.
March 17, 2006
Colours
If you still do not understand what I mean, take a look at my studio today, and see the Dictionary:
color |ˈkələr| ( Brit. colour) noun
The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light : the lights flickered and changed color.
• one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white : a rich brown color | a range of bright colors. • the use of all colors, not only black, white, and gray, in photography or television : he has shot the whole film in color | [as adj. ] color television.
• a substance used to give something a particular color : lip color.
• figurative a shade of meaning : many events in her past had taken on a different color. • figurative character or general nature : the hospitable color of his family.
• Heraldry any of the major conventional colors used in coats of arms (gules, vert, sable, azure, purpure), esp. as opposed to the metals, furs, and stains.
and even more can be found in
Apple Dictionary
color |ˈkələr| ( Brit. colour) noun
The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light : the lights flickered and changed color.
• one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white : a rich brown color | a range of bright colors. • the use of all colors, not only black, white, and gray, in photography or television : he has shot the whole film in color | [as adj. ] color television.
• a substance used to give something a particular color : lip color.
• figurative a shade of meaning : many events in her past had taken on a different color. • figurative character or general nature : the hospitable color of his family.
• Heraldry any of the major conventional colors used in coats of arms (gules, vert, sable, azure, purpure), esp. as opposed to the metals, furs, and stains.
and even more can be found in
March 16, 2006
Is the sky allways blue
After a long, cold and snowy winter the sky over Oslo is ????????, yes blue. But why must a photo of this snow and sky be presented as white and blue. At least I don´t think the expressionists cared about that. looking into the paintings of van Gogh, Munch, Nolde, Rouault, de Vlaminck, Kirchner, Pechstein and Derain you will see that they all presented nature as they wanted. That´s art.
March 15, 2006
An untypical painting
Prussian Blue, Process Magenta and Titanium White.
Three colours and a not typical motive for my way of working. Too nice for me, but may be in accordance with policy we can read out of the article by the Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, in Aftenposten some days ago. "In accordance with solid social-democratic tradition to build the nation and educate the people". The article has created debate and I believe that will go on in coming weeks
His article in the newspaper today has a lot more power, so lucky me; I can go back and do what I love most: Express feelings through multiple use of colours. Just wait and see.
Three colours and a not typical motive for my way of working. Too nice for me, but may be in accordance with policy we can read out of the article by the Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, in Aftenposten some days ago. "In accordance with solid social-democratic tradition to build the nation and educate the people". The article has created debate and I believe that will go on in coming weeks
His article in the newspaper today has a lot more power, so lucky me; I can go back and do what I love most: Express feelings through multiple use of colours. Just wait and see.
March 10, 2006
Modern art once again
I have in an earlier blog talked about the sales record for Edvard Munch at Sotheby´s in London on Feb. 7th this year.
In the same evening one of Picasso´s painting from 1968 - Homme a la pipe - also was out for sale.
As Picasso in my opinion always has been and probably will be one of the greatest painters ever, I just had to make my version of that work.
I think it is good enough for a hobby painter as me.
Hopefully you will agree.
In the same evening one of Picasso´s painting from 1968 - Homme a la pipe - also was out for sale.
As Picasso in my opinion always has been and probably will be one of the greatest painters ever, I just had to make my version of that work.
I think it is good enough for a hobby painter as me.
Hopefully you will agree.
March 07, 2006
2006 Football season almost here
Sometimes it is nice for a painter to have a person that wants one of your works. This painting was made because my "son-in-law" Tor Marius is a heavy Vålerenga patriot (Klan member), and Orange is the colour of my team AaFK. (Stormen is the Supporter Club)
When Tor Marius saw the painting he wanted to have it, even if Rikke felt that a football player on the wall in her livingroom could be too much.
Nevertheless he got it and I am not concerned about where they decide to place the painting.
To read more about Stormen:Aafk Stormen
or about Klanen:VIF Klanen
When Tor Marius saw the painting he wanted to have it, even if Rikke felt that a football player on the wall in her livingroom could be too much.
Nevertheless he got it and I am not concerned about where they decide to place the painting.
To read more about Stormen:
or about Klanen:
March 06, 2006
Happy birthday Tullen
Tullen was born today some years ago. No date mentioned.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you.
I love you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you.
I love you.
