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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Southern archipelago

    Southern archipelago

    I over worked this watercolour maybe, but I’m totally fine with that. The most important thing for me right now is that I just paint.

    Click the thumbnail below for a larger image.

  • Summer houses by the shore

    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.

    Summer houses
    Close up detail
  • From a reference photo

    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
    Click the image below if you would like to see the full sized watercolour.

  • Scandinavian coastal pine

    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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