Summer in the city and the Heat is on

This week the heat over most of Europe has reached new records. In Norway we are talking about over 30C from the southern areas (ab 58 degrees north) to the the top of the world at 71 degrees north. It is Summer in the city and the heat is also influencing my artistic exprtession.

This painting I call "On the edge" showing a mountain farm high above the fjord. On the edge is also a way to call upon the possible disaster the environment is facing

It is Summer in the City and the Heat is making problems with the sleeping hours. This painting is therefore called "The heat is on" remembering Glenn Freys music from the Beverly Hills Cop

This last painting this month is called "Acopalypse", and taking the two other paintings into account the end of ........... is near.

July paintings

JULY is a period when the weather conditions are perfect for making paintings at my balcony. Not too much wind and not too hot in my corner where the easel are located.

 The first painting is an imagination of a small island along the Norwegian coast where people spend their holidays. I called it The summer island.

 The next painting is a detail from the island but just a snapshot taken from the car window called From the car window.

 The wild flowers close to the coastline are very  beautiful
Here I have used a painting knife to make the colours express the Northern light in the fields of flower

The same technique I have used in the above painting. Because the rain is coming before you notice, the dark shade is all over the painting, although the yellow grass remind me that the return of the sun is just around the corner.

Costa del Sol June 2019

 Due to the cold wind that we had during our winter/spring stay at Costa del Sol, we decided to spend some more weeks in Fuengirola before the summer season starts in Norway. Hopefully you can see that the smiles are wide and the feelings are well this time.

 One of our new bars are top of the hotel Puerto. From here you see more of Fuengirola in all directions as here towards east with the fishing post 10 flors below.

 A tripp to Malaga city is mandatory and due to the temperature Calle Larios was not so crowded as normal

 We also perform the tradisional walk along the path at Costa Mijas. Recommended.

 From the Aqua Bar at our hotel the sunset colors are magnificant and a bottle of Verdejo to share makes the afternoons great.

 Even in the shadow I am well dressed with long sleves and hat for the protection against skin cancer

 In the evening the full moon of June and the newly cutted palms make a nice image

 We also celebrated San Juan (St Hans in Norway) together with lots of people at the beach. Very few small fires this year, but the mood was high.

 Private parties at the Chirringitos with the long lightline of equal arrangements towards Benalmadena

 Our favorite restaurant is of course La Farola and the food wine and hosting family makes every dinner at their venue an experience og greatest pleasure.

 An example of the wine list (Tinto de Ribera del Duero) that makes my mood even better

 At Plaza de los Chinorros the restaurants are so tight that guests sometimes goes to the wrong bathrooms and makes orders at wrong servents. Normally we visit this square every day.

 At last in this blogpost from Andalucia a photo from our local tv (CSN) telling that in Andalucia 90% of the families say YES to Organd donation, and that that the hospital Reine Sofia in Cordoba is leading professions in that area. Felicidades.