Still Life. How to preserve. And I don’t mean with sugar or air drying. Painting them works for me. The pear tree in our garden is somewhat of a diva. With really sweet and juice little pears it is like it knows to give fruit only when it pleases. To savor that rare occasion I paint some pears. Here are two paintings. The blue one …
New beginning
There are no upper limit on restarts. Try-agains. New beginnings. Every new beginning is – new. Maybe a little smarter, slower, stronger or just with a determination not to give up. We are in the very start of 2022 so even if your path is the same, totally opposite or kneedeep in where you are at the moment, it is a beginning. The year ahead …
Brain Cleaning
Some paintings are simply brain cleaning. I carry around images in my head, sometimes for years. Some are louder than others and push themselves out on to a canvas. Like this one. Title: “Naturally” Oil on canvas. 73x91cm
It is all about connecting
It is all about connecting, the dots, the words, the elements that flow around, scattered and visibly alone, apart and disconnected. Anchoring the ones that stand alone, connecting what belongs together and bridging the ones that have drifted away. Saving what’s good and forget about the rest. Oh, that applies to painting as well. “Out of Power”, “No Focus” “Power of Thoughts”. Title: ”Power”, oil …