Friday, August 10

Inspired by T.Heramb and J.Rian

When you are an autodidact painter with only a few professional assisted sessions, studying painters like van Gogh and Munch is a more important element in my education. However, I believe Thore Heramb and Johannes Rian has had most influence on my development.
I therefore present an old and some new paintings that are linked to their style


First an improved work of Heramb´s "Randi spiller" which I called The piano player


Second is a new painting from the harbour in Oslo with Akershus Beach and the Cruiceship kay which I have named "From Pappa-Buene"


Johs. Rians paintings developed rapidly to color abstract art after he had passed 70 years, and he made many fantastic color compositions with almost no visual reference to the world. I have tried to work out some paintings that are in the "same style" but cannot totally free myself from the real world yet.
Therefore I still make titles like "Hyttegrend"


The last one just finished today, I have called "Oksekjake med paprika og French fries"


Only for the purpose of making documentation of all my works in my blog, I add this portrait of a man at his cafe dressed in a Burberry coat.

Thursday, August 2

The Silhouette painting style is over for this time.

In my latest four blogposts (this included) I have presented 16 paintings in the silhouette style. Many positive responses (although few sale orders) from friends and the market, and I have myself been happy during the intence working procedures.

However this blogpost gives you the last three paintings in that style (for this time at least) and also give tribute to the sunny visit to Helsinki, Finland, by using yellow as the main color.


At the same time I use the opportunity to honor my wife´s family by presenting images related to her ancesters. Her Great-Grandfather and his sons migrated from Sweden to Norway mid 1800 and worked as Blacksmiths in Maridalen outside Oslo.


This painting is a tribute to my wife´s father and my father-in-law and his passion for playing violin and mostly viola. Every day when my wife came home from school and he had finished his job, he asked her to sit down at the piano and play with him in different "Concertos". Her accompanies made her great in reading notes and express them into her instrument; The Piano


So then it is time to turn the bruches and canvas into something different expressions. What that will be may come in my next blogpost, but an indication can be found in this painting.