A few more Arild landscapes
I have been working on a three more Arild coastal paintings. These are getting close. Now am starting a new, larger and much more ambitious piece. More about that later.
Three new pieces
Two small Arild paintings are done. They are both 12 x 20 cm. In this one I have used silver leaf to create some glare in the water. Not really visible in this photo, but you can get a hint of it as you move about the painting. The painting below now has some […]
Fine tuning… and fine tuning again
Sanded the entire painting with fine sandpaper. Then several very subtle layers of carefully worked paint. Finally I am starting to like it. I am going to do some cool stuff on the back side of the painting.
Another challenge
I have been working on this painting for a while. It turned out to be more difficult than expected… just because… Oil on plywood, 48 x 48 cm. It is not quite finished. Something else is needed. Not sure what. Don’t know who the person is, it is not the main thing. Cover half the […]
Paintings from home
Where is home? I don’t know anymore? Is it the Stockholm area where I grew up and probably have spent most of my time, or is it the area around Arild in the south of Sweden… or is it Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Southwest? Well, Stockholm is definitely not “home” anymore, and Santa […]
A couple of new line paintings
It is nice to work on my line paintings now and then. These are on birch plywood, made with graphite, oil and acrylic paints, 48 x 48 cm.
Taking on a new challenge
My work is evolving. I have done desert landscapes before and I have done some horses, but never a rider with tack and all. “No Water, No Feed” 14 x 47 inches, oil on plywood. It may get a few layers of glossy varnish when it is dry.
Back after a few days of intense ranch work
After few days at the Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch I am back in the studio. Heifers needed to be branded and ear-tagged, young boys had to be turned into steers, lambs had to be tagged and banded (castrated) and cows had to be moved to better pastures, horses had to be trained and […]
Family distractions… not so bad
Simon and his sweet Anna-Karin visited for 10-11 days and it was hard to leave them to go to the studio. We saw and did a lot of stuff around Santa Fe, it was a good, really good time. But today I was able to focus well in the studio again. While driving through the desert […]
Big surprise!
… I am actually pretty pleased with this! Maybe because I had no expectations and since I have been avoiding it for so long. This piece is 60 x 120 cm (about 24″ x 48″). I need to come up with a title. The dog is our neighbors’ wonderful Sammie, she was a fantastic hiking […]