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The slow life in Sicilian Lipari

I spent a number of years sailing in the Mediterranean. I was a guest on my father in law’s sailing boat. It was a privilege to spend two weeks just cruising. Delicious meals in small harbour towns. Slowly making our way from one point on the map to another. Nice, very nice.

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Unseen to be seen

I am very happy and honoured to feature in this mini catalogue titled ‘Unseen to be seen’. It is an exhibition of watercolours only 8 x 5 cm in size. This is the brainchild of Rajat Subhra Bandopadhyay.

He contacted me 4 years ago and asked if I would like to participate in the mini exhibition with watercolour masters from around the world. I was quite shocked and later flattered that he would consider me to be a master.

Unfortunately, this was 2020. Covid came and ruined the party. The project was put on ice and that was that.

But out of the blue, Rajat contacted me a few weeks back. I was truly delighted that he managed to publish the catalogue after all this time. I wish him the best of luck with this and any other project he has in the pipeline.

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Summer houses by the shore

We sail a lot during the summer. The closer you are to Stockholm the more houses there are. For us it’s a warning, it means we need to keep sailing east for a few hours until we are in the outer archipelago.

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From a reference photo

I am delighted that I am actually painting in the studio during the winter months. My mental-health suffers badly at this time, especially these last few years. The situation has improved though. It’s not perfect, but I am able to function again thanks to professional help. It’s fantastic to be regularly painting again

I painted this watercolour from a photo I’d taken during the summer. It’s a bit of a cheat, the couple were never there. I think that’s called creative licence. I really do prefer to paint outdoors, to be in nature. It’s -8 celsius outside here in Stockholm, and it’s snowing. The studio feels pretty good right now.

36 x 26 cm
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Scandinavian coastal pine

I like this motiv a lot. It was fun to paint. I am experimenting with Daniel Smith high granulation colours. I think this has the feeling or the mood I want to attain with my paintings. It’s not often I am happy with my work but I like this one. 😃

Scandinavian coastal pine 26 x 36 cm
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I needed to save the painting so I drew a duck

The story behind this painting is that it just wasn’t working out.

So I ripped the picture in half horizontally and saved the top half, the sky along with the tops of the trees. There used to be houses along a shoreline on the bottom half. It was this that sucked and had to go.

I was left with some clouds and tree tops. What to do? Well, I used a flying duck to try and save the watercolour. It was the first time I ever painted a duck. I need to practice a bit more.

That’s the story behind this painting. ☺

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Painting the view from my mother-in-law’s garden

I returned to France after a four year break.

I love spending time in Brittany. I get on really well with my mother-in-law, and the scenery there is just fantastic.

This painting is of the view from the garden. It’s the first of many watercolours that I painted during my stay.

It’s so easy to be inspired when visiting far off places. It’s a little harder to get excited closer to home.

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Grey day in the archipelago

I painted this from an old photo I took 15 years ago. I can’t remember where it was, somewhere out there in the archipelago. It was a grey day, it was peaceful, this is all I know.

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The evening light of summer

The calendar promises summer will arrive soon. Long, warm evenings. It never really gets dark here in Sweden. I’m looking forward to it. 🙂

Summer evening in the archipelago : 36 x 25 cm


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