Should an artist be sad and unhappy to have value?

I think that artists are not necessarily sad nor unhappy. I am not! I don’t paint the ‘problems of the world’ though it is perfectly acceptable to do so I’ve been reproached that my paintings are not ‘suffering’ enough, not sad enough, oh well. And I’ve seen my share of sickly paintings in time. For …

Life in the warm summer nights

So, the northern nights are here! Days are endless, really endless.  Yesterday, a couple of days late, I celebrated the midnight sun by going out. It was a hot, hot day and a hot, hot, and loooong night. Now, let’s be clear: we do not have any midnight Sun here, but very nearly so. The …

Learning and growing

I must say, this period here in Denmark has made me grow more than I can express I am a difficult person indeed and I’m pretty opinionated too. ‘Tis the season for thinking back in time and wonder: how could people ever endure a person like me? But then, I do have my good sides …

PAINTINGS: Trees

A selection of trees and nature paintings Art speaks to a deeper story we are living See the online gallery for all the paintings

Never speaking about art

I don’t often speak about my art or art specifically. I come from a multigenerational artist family where nearly everyone was busy with ‘art’ of some kind.  As a child, I would listen to all these grown-ups (friends and family) discussing art, wanting me to look, listen, read, appreciate details in whatever they made, or …

Asking questions

Once again, I’ve been doing the deep dive into the rabbit hole. Gosh, it was ugly. But one needs to be informed also… However, vetting sources is also important, as well as (and I’m not good at this) remembering references. So I’ll have to avoid sweeping meanings that become generalities, of course, OR remember all …

The art of remaining calm

It is quite a feat to remain calm, centered, and in the eye of the storm in these fearful times. The media are chockfull of numbers of dead and infected, how hard everything is, people singing from balconies, and whatnot. Vaccinations!!! It’s the new mantra - or so it seems. Oh so NOT in my …

I thought I had lost my magic

Really! It must be the quarantine because today I was shown in different ways that NO! The good vibes are still helping me and holding their hands above my head. Indeed. First I went down to the local paint and gallery shop and picked up some free frames (who doesn’t want free frames?) he was …

The Queen’s birthday

This week it was the Danish Queen’s birthday and if you don’t know more you might think: well, just another Queen. But she is unique, charming, cultured, intelligent, special, and very deeply loved here. I wasn’t there when she was born: I’m way younger. I wasn’t there when she turned 18, I was already in …