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.
Tag: archipelago
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Plein air in the archipelago
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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.
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.
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
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.
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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
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.
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A windy experience in the Stockholm archipelago
Finally, finally, I have managed to complete the editing of this video. It was originally filmed in October 2023 on the island of Utö in the Stockholm archipelago. There was plenty of wind, rain and frustration.
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Afternoon painting in Sandhamn
This was the second and final painting of the day. It’s basically the view towards Finland from Sandhamn which lies in the Stockholm outer archipelago. The water was flat calm, and the colours were just beautiful as the sun set. The temperature dropped as it got dark, which was just after three o’clock. Nowhere was open on the island, so I sat on a bench and did my best to keep myself warm until the ferry came at five. I had a beer on the journey home, I felt I had earned it. 😁
