I think I’ve completely fallen in love with watercolor painting again! After many years of painting with acrylics, my watercolor project “One Year – One Island” (Runt Öland på ett år) has rekindled my enthusiasm for this technique. I’m rediscovering the joy of painting landscapes and even more so the pleasure of depicting old buildings, […]
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After a joyful year of painting plein air on my island, someone I know came to me and said: “Shouldn’t it be wonderful to make a book out of this fabulous artproject, so that the reader could follow your journey, even if he or she haven’t been to Öland yet?” Well… I hade plans for
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Week 32 of “One Year – One Island” It was only natural that I would draw a campsite. Öland is a camper’s paradise. On the island’s 137 km length, there are currently 26 campsites and countless smaller and larger mobilhomes pitches vying for customers. Some have many loyal customers, others advertise a specific niche –
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Week 31 of painting project “One Year – One Island” Midsummer – the most Swedish holiday – is something I can’t ignore, of course. The word “Midsummer” is immediately associated with Sweden around the world, even though many other countries, not just Nordic ones, also celebrate Midsummer. When I began the project, it quickly became
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My painting during week 30 of “One Year – One Island” Now that I’m coming to an area that I know so well, it’s getting difficult to choose a motif. I get the impression that there’s so much to see and do in the Löttorp area – how am I supposed to choose? I’m sure
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The Old Källa Church – week 29 of “One Year – One Island” Bright sunshine, a gentle breeze, and a whole day off to capture my next picture. Life can be so wonderful. Now I have arrived in Källa – a place that is familiar to me, as this project is taking me closer to
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Nature reserve “Södviks sjömarker” – week 28 Anne Ørvad Andersson is a fellow artist whom I’ve come to greatly appreciate over the years for her clear and direct way of expressing her thoughts, for her politeness and for her warm personality. Perhaps you remember: In my report in week 13, I discussed the freedom of
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Another watercolor at week 27 for “One Year – One Island” I can’t get enough of spring – I think most of us feel the same by all the bright green of the budding trees, the abundance of flowers, the birds singing and chirping, and in the evenings the mosquitoes dancing in the backlight. I
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Week 26 – nature reserve “Södra Greda löväng” Week 26 – Naturreservat Södra Greda Great to have you back… spring is coming to my island! A week ago, I returned from a five-day trip to Åland. It was part of an international art project I’m participating in: the Baltic Sea Art Project. I’d like to
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Week 25 – “One Year – One Island” Hello – are you still here? Is anyone still reading? I knew I’d definitely encounter obstacles with this project at some point, but I assumed it would either be the weekly drive when the distance was the longest or having to paint in the snow and cold.
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