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Tension between memory and reality
When you’re in the midst of a forest, there’s an immersive quality to it. You’re completely encapsulated by the trees, leaves, the sounds, the scents. You become one with it. All the elements together are of an enormous complexity. You can’t copy this. Not with paint, or with the use of a camera. It is […] Read more
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A tree in motion
When I walk through the forest, most trees stand quite straight. I’m drawn to the odd ones out. Don’t get me wrong, the atmosphere created by a group of trees or the vegetation as a whole can also speak. But on this day I got compelled to paint this curved tree, as I had actually […] Read more
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Two painters
Sometimes it feels like there are two painters inside of me. There’s one who seems to calmly follow the subtle colors that nature presents, but there’s another who takes a more explosive and expressive route in the use of color. More and more, it feels as if it is not even a conscious decision who […] Read more
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The illusion of the perfect spot
Often, when I go out to paint, I’m not sure where to go. I know the nature in my area quite well, and there is the thought of maybe travelling further. But then again, I know that within a few hundreds of kilometers, the subjects won’t be so dramatically different. So I pick a place, […] Read more
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Sharing something quiet
I’ve been thinking about communicating my voice through writing. It’s a thought that keeps returning, and I feel I should try to do something with it. I love reading personal thoughts from artists like the letters from Vincent van Gogh or the writings from Georgia O’Keeffe. When artists share their thoughts without pretence. Sometimes it’s […] Read more
