Reasons not to paint landscapes from photos

Reasons not to paint landscapes from photos

by | Aug 19, 2015 | Plein Air

Fault no 1: Temperatures I will in this post try to exemplify the difficulties you are facing if you are trying to paint a landscape from a photo. In this first example with the Arctic Catedral in Tromsø, I post a photo of the church and a photo of the first block-in...
Trees in the landscape

Trees in the landscape

by | Jul 13, 2015 | Books, Plein Air

It was a bit too cold, so we did the plein air session indoor – on the subject trees. I gave a lesson on how to view trees, both as individuals and as groups, how to arrange, rearrange (compose), values, integration, atmosphere.       A...
plein air summer post

plein air summer post

by | Aug 27, 2014 | Plein Air

News from this summers plein air sessions. All oil on linen. A fireweed (geitrams) field (35*45 cm) in my dear Tromsdalen. A sunny field with blue distant mountains (35*45 cm). The river in Tromsdalen with our city mountain Tromsdalstind – a picture taken when...
The Feast

The Feast

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Uncategorized

After the feast, “gråtende peon” – crying peony – or maybe there are other reasons (watercolor on paper). With the back towards the feast (watercolor on paper, from life!!). Epicurus (born 341 BC on Samos), warned us (or those at that time)...