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  • A calm day in the outer archipelago

    Recently, I have been painting from photographs that I have taken. As I write this, there is sleet falling to the ground. It’s not quite spring yet. Or, this is spring, it’s just a Nordic one.

    The story behind the watercolour is that we took ourselves to Svartlöga on a ferry from Rödlöga, two islands in the outer archipelago. We wanted to visit Svartlöga for a long time but it’s difficult to visit with a sailing boat. We decided to take a ferry from Rödlöga and leave our boat behind.

    This probably doesn’t make much sense to you, but it’s when I took the reference photo for the watercolour. I’m happy with the painting, but maybe not the explanation.

    Svartlöga is surrounded by rocks, making it difficult to land there with a boat.
    Click to see full size.

  • Painting the familiar

    I’ve painted this old ferry before. It’s called Storskär, it was built in 1908. I wanted to paint a subject that I was familiar with. Painting something new can be scary as well as exciting. I’m trying to start painting in the studio again. I’ve installed my field easel to help me over the line. It’s working, I’ve started painting. White paper and scary monsters, it’s not easy being a watercolour artist. 😁

    Storskär 36 x 26 cm

    Storskär

  • Plein air in the archipelago

    Plein air in the archipelago

    Watercolours from Svartlöga and Finnhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. It was the beginning of August. I travelled by ferry, I slept in a tent. I painted the landscape, and the weather was beautiful. I could live in the summer all year round.

  • Evening in the archipelago

    Evening in the archipelago

    This little watercolour was painted at the end of the day, during my recent three week sailing holiday. ⛵️

    Archipelago
  • Another lovely memory from my sailing holiday.

    Another lovely memory from my sailing holiday.

    There was no wind, just bright sunshine and an artist trying to capture the moment.

    The outer archipelago.
  • One of the better watercolours from my sailing holiday.

    One of the better watercolours from my sailing holiday.

    The weather was stunning for 2 whole weeks, or was it more? I think this painting communicates the fact that we were sailing in the outer archipelago, and it was 25 degrees, with no wind at the time.

    Far out in the archipelago
  • Crazy sunset and nasty vegetation

    Crazy sunset and nasty vegetation

    I was out sailing in the outer archipelago. Three weeks, it was heaven. The watercolour of the sailing boats was painted in Finnhamn. It was a beautiful sunset, but the painting was a failure, technically speaking. I like it anyway, it speaks to me.

    The wild vegetation was painted on Bullerö. We moored in a small natural harbour on the north of the island. It was very difficult to pass through the low trees and wire like shrub. The purpose of the watercolour was to capture the unfriendly bushes and trees.

  • Painted while drinking coffee

    Painted while drinking coffee

    I painted this little watercolour in a café called Tårtan (cake). I was with friends, they sketched too. I took the reference photo the summer before. The Stockholm archipelago.

    18 x 13 cm

    Stockholm archipelago

  • I enjoy a good train journey

    I enjoy a good train journey

    We travelled to Gothenburg to visit my son and his family. The trip from Stockholm takes three and half hours, which gave me lots of time to do a few watercolour studies.

    I plan to paint a series of paintings of chosen islands in the archipelago. Right now, I’m inspired by the landscape of Svartlöga, an island in the outer archipelago.