Never done THIS before
Can’t exactly say what I haven’t done before, but it is something about this almost “fashion shoot” image. When I started I was wondering… but there is something magical about painting, adding layers of paint and see them blend and soften. It will be interesting to see where this goes. I do not think I […]
Potsdam, 1909
I have finished my big painting (it is 36 x 59 inches). I made a small frame and gilded it and put it around the Stalin portrait. Then I took a decent photo of the painting with my studio lights. I hope the title will inspire some curiosity about the work. The photo I have […]
If it doesn’t work, do something radical
I have struggled with the indian and I have not been happy, so today I covered the entire painting with black and then started retrieving the picture, adding indian red and gold ochre and a little white. Well, it looks different anyways. I need to take another photo with less glare from the studio lights. […]
Some things are harder
Some things are easier. But it is never easy. The Cape Horn man is getting closer, I am actually quite pleased with the expression. The background color was very difficult to capture on camera, it is greener in reality. I used my Elinchrome studio lights, but still could not really get it. The ear-ring is […]
A classic portrait with wide brush strokes
I have had fun today! Not working too exact, really spreading the paint thickly and adding, adding. Not too bad for a first day. Some adjusting and adding is needed. And the ring in the ear will be like icing on the cake.
Fastest around Cape Horn
I am starting on a small project. My friend Sverker in Arild sent me some info on a man who lived in Arild a hundred years ago. He was a captain who sailed the “seven seas” and at one time he and his crew sailed around Cape Horn faster than any other ship had ever […]
Fine-tuning
I have spent time on little details here and there. Now I will leave it on the wall for a time, while I work on other stuff. And I need to figure out a name that triggers the viewer’s imagination a bit more. Maybe “Two shots in the basement”…
Totally focused
Another day… not going anywhere, not doing anything else, just working on the painting. Making progress. It is so weird to paint because it is such a pain and still there is nothing else I want to do! Complicated. Like I said, I enjoy working in my studio. The photo below shows the beautiful light […]
Another long day…
Today I have worked a lot on the faces. Up close they look very nice, at a distance… hmmm? Keep working. I have worked on the baby girl’s dress, as well as the mother’s blouse. Hours are passing by. Tomorrow I will work on the children’s clothes and do some more work on their faces. […]
Not easy…
Today I have arrived at an important conclusion: it is not easy to paint! Even though I have my technique and I am painting from a photo, it is still really, really hard. And as I never quite know how to approach a painting and never do it in the exact same way – and certainly not […]