tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318318526224471902024-03-19T16:45:55.151+01:00natalienordmankonstnärI am an artist. I draw, paint, I like oils, acrylics and mixed media and clay. My art primarily explores 2 themes: Love and identity.
I have been classically trained in drawing and painting. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts från Florida Atlantic University, U.S.A. Major: Painting, Minor: Psychology.
I like random elements in my art. I once let my kids paint over my portraits and it turned out wonderful.
Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-34324805996743684872024-01-27T17:09:00.003+01:002024-01-27T17:09:53.334+01:00ART IN INTERIOR DESIGN<p>Being an artist is a balancing act. Do I want to be commercial, do I just want to do my thing? Is there something in between?</p><p>This is a post about what the beautiful interior Magazine <a href="https://www.livingetc.com/ideas/designers-trends-for-2024" target="_blank">Living Etc</a> is showing in 2024. What do interior designers choose to put on walls? What art works are trendy at the moment, in interior design?</p><p>Have a look:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFII8qVRGcCI-qCUmKM8vJ2E6eRKz_5gHkROd-EAbbYKYzPPmkOIYlfkf4bltkDSNelR3nbc3GCFmYWIxu5EdQhgOCNZKfdfbF6fhvbPQ0OgLbMwtu5_GrCk8T5ds67VxPDYPnjOxzbbXJIYACqGQamLeWaNtspVEO-z21tw6fia-YAx-dOzPlYHcGlMYZ/s1024/2KUbX5X2drczYf5auqbzsP-1024-80.jpeg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFII8qVRGcCI-qCUmKM8vJ2E6eRKz_5gHkROd-EAbbYKYzPPmkOIYlfkf4bltkDSNelR3nbc3GCFmYWIxu5EdQhgOCNZKfdfbF6fhvbPQ0OgLbMwtu5_GrCk8T5ds67VxPDYPnjOxzbbXJIYACqGQamLeWaNtspVEO-z21tw6fia-YAx-dOzPlYHcGlMYZ/s320/2KUbX5X2drczYf5auqbzsP-1024-80.jpeg.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NmZ2WlgQ20A7TpFsPGbYMxGP2ROvtFViQvLFhTAm9tD7usBOxqmrtRtQTUzxkuY3kYivfcZOgW0IuxuUD_uavLRkOHr9gOQ4PRI0GFsw0jXSTiKIROJfYSCdidSLeUp56jke3PFhvVoVMWGw_QjDtOHROv-gagO6HoIq2mcNMi5kvZsrn08BPQiPE-qU/s1024/9N2XHseskvRxZ4MHTPM6VG-1024-80.jpeg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I would say there is a little bit of everything, from renaissance style to modern and everything in between. So maybe, yes, just maybe, you can make money off of your art? Just go for it, fellow artists!</div><br /><p><br /></p>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-11978928449044741572024-01-26T11:04:00.004+01:002024-01-26T11:07:10.630+01:00ART IN ANDALUCIA<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So I have moved to the South of Spain, where I slowly work on my paintings and drawings in my sunny apartment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What I have enjoyed so far in this region is the street art in Malaga and Fuengirola, and I have visisted The Benalmádena Exhibition Center several times, like when it showed the Dantesque world from the surrealist vision of Dalí.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Overall, the impression of this region is hat it is alive and well. Contemporary artists are hired to do huge murals and there are so many public art places. It feels alive and growing and I am hoping for more expansion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The weather is both challenging and giving. It does not rain a lot, but there is wind, heat, sun, and humidity. And lots of dogs peeing on public art. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Me as a person, I love it here. I wake up energized every morning, no Swedish gloom here. And we are all different, no? Some may feel good in the darkness of the north, but I feel so much more creative here in the warm weather. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://factor3events.com/malaga-art-scene/" target="_blank">Here </a>is some more info about the Malaga art scene specifically. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngyqq5bxAl9tof_VgZFA0Q71fc2LOwE3shSROjD_4-0nlz1J_iWV2cgWjEa5Ft5WBnqxNWST1xo4mK8VRX3RWA5diCshmm83hXrOJxb_U6qOD_5A56dBnJ1gCxFvEdFxp-wfoD3EdyEwAo6f4Y_mPzZVAp6eKFWwYkkHRgwqYH6p6zjucdqmVYbbmxtgV/s1280/street-art-malaga-h-1280x720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngyqq5bxAl9tof_VgZFA0Q71fc2LOwE3shSROjD_4-0nlz1J_iWV2cgWjEa5Ft5WBnqxNWST1xo4mK8VRX3RWA5diCshmm83hXrOJxb_U6qOD_5A56dBnJ1gCxFvEdFxp-wfoD3EdyEwAo6f4Y_mPzZVAp6eKFWwYkkHRgwqYH6p6zjucdqmVYbbmxtgV/s320/street-art-malaga-h-1280x720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Murals in Malaga</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2L2fCKv2BQplcghnO-gWhw7u4Q0_90VKhnpsAnttC3eDophWpjfLztlnpn2nUsGaytBFDn5K81swVEI3_xIs6elhECzwXSfdeuITA4Ie0WBYFbAHQK2J8MA0hcmrhhpngFwzOiE-ZWSAfYK7Qsdd1iCmw5S8EetTSpykiG-npNCHWeDLCkPJBLOQqLhL/s1024/dali-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2L2fCKv2BQplcghnO-gWhw7u4Q0_90VKhnpsAnttC3eDophWpjfLztlnpn2nUsGaytBFDn5K81swVEI3_xIs6elhECzwXSfdeuITA4Ie0WBYFbAHQK2J8MA0hcmrhhpngFwzOiE-ZWSAfYK7Qsdd1iCmw5S8EetTSpykiG-npNCHWeDLCkPJBLOQqLhL/s320/dali-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dali in Benamladena</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4iS27Qalivp6L8dH0UiwPhTbkUF48x0rB_Ihv6cg3BfjOKklIx7wHaTju51G5COG8Ncra4nksAf6eJh7lAhsVRjuvi21MoWaOC0lGcMG_b6NUN4F0ct7rJSpoE6tFDTLxPZViu9V7dlZXWJJjgD-wIYeSVYUq4tGxQ2K3O02MDJykhamzWMRkHPYBJKr/s800/IMG_5034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4iS27Qalivp6L8dH0UiwPhTbkUF48x0rB_Ihv6cg3BfjOKklIx7wHaTju51G5COG8Ncra4nksAf6eJh7lAhsVRjuvi21MoWaOC0lGcMG_b6NUN4F0ct7rJSpoE6tFDTLxPZViu9V7dlZXWJJjgD-wIYeSVYUq4tGxQ2K3O02MDJykhamzWMRkHPYBJKr/s320/IMG_5034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Centre Pompidou in Malaga</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbcxBRHBHUPevxkoa-QPYbumPtgriipQzQAjIBg2eGZjuIF-4A9CDiTvCIKXR-iQNjcrxv3K8io9gslJGks_6H5HPU-u87ZfAxgCGpvRoI6dhzcX6r6MEJuMFER0M4YHlMxwhwrjpWSoPirm3dXH-oWXpBy8vJGGcZEQ9BrrdooDwXb_kVvnvRAQk6wXA/s1350/La-magia-de-los-suenos-Mural-by-Kato-Art-in-Fuengirola-Spain-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbcxBRHBHUPevxkoa-QPYbumPtgriipQzQAjIBg2eGZjuIF-4A9CDiTvCIKXR-iQNjcrxv3K8io9gslJGks_6H5HPU-u87ZfAxgCGpvRoI6dhzcX6r6MEJuMFER0M4YHlMxwhwrjpWSoPirm3dXH-oWXpBy8vJGGcZEQ9BrrdooDwXb_kVvnvRAQk6wXA/s320/La-magia-de-los-suenos-Mural-by-Kato-Art-in-Fuengirola-Spain-2.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fuengirola barrio painting</div><br /><p><br /></p>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-67655512847808248472024-01-23T11:34:00.000+01:002024-01-23T11:34:06.733+01:00COLORFUL BRAIN<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SRyGOIvrpMIha19uHHvQPI14AWeKOPdQseLJU8qqECZ4XUZRGnjLiLpKgF4wkpii45RmC2NanIzkkDn14U_1IOAm1H4Of2my_yj34qjoZbjn47zKSXsEDOhg2lafDw69kh1ROJLTMOiV/s1600/DSC08666.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651163405379727426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SRyGOIvrpMIha19uHHvQPI14AWeKOPdQseLJU8qqECZ4XUZRGnjLiLpKgF4wkpii45RmC2NanIzkkDn14U_1IOAm1H4Of2my_yj34qjoZbjn47zKSXsEDOhg2lafDw69kh1ROJLTMOiV/s400/DSC08666.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At times, during 2011, I joined a fellow artist in her project called Art for Girls.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a mentoring initiative where young girls could come and create for free, in a culture house kind of setting. The culture house was occupied by mostly boys who rehearsed with bands, and this was a way to balance it all. And it worked, it was very popular.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In our first meeting, I painted fruits, and I am usually no fan of still life painting, but I realized that my brain is different and as soon as I decided to make the fruit larger and more colorful, it was fun.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> I see the world in more colors than many others and the top image shows how I interpreted the Pommegrenate on the plate. It is blue and yellow and everything else. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSzF2REqi5B7ZphYxUkvT30JIGhbhKWF8oGWI2FG3kiPEBkx5E_nzTU7G_d2OEOvwNnOZk621cQeJnZuq9_sfJvydWarP6qt8MIsc9tTF-48eNfI5T329phuJgAemGaTkgdEIm1nJbOfi/s1600/DSC08682.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651163410272426962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSzF2REqi5B7ZphYxUkvT30JIGhbhKWF8oGWI2FG3kiPEBkx5E_nzTU7G_d2OEOvwNnOZk621cQeJnZuq9_sfJvydWarP6qt8MIsc9tTF-48eNfI5T329phuJgAemGaTkgdEIm1nJbOfi/s400/DSC08682.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a></span></div></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-42399083869111068912024-01-23T11:22:00.004+01:002024-01-23T11:36:00.599+01:00WHY DO I LIKE PAINTING?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm38pZcOxI2ebxhZ_bIABAAUXinNPofisrT5jJDzgQ0J0AWVls5bugw2B2NBgKNSNuT4mwrb2nFWccswBfrlbodoujfg1VUOCKxq09gPgkXKDDJSg7RFP-cb8S17Kc1qMUdPDBuDThgSaQ/s1600/artwork_images_707_508313_-chenyifei.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651159767970430162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm38pZcOxI2ebxhZ_bIABAAUXinNPofisrT5jJDzgQ0J0AWVls5bugw2B2NBgKNSNuT4mwrb2nFWccswBfrlbodoujfg1VUOCKxq09gPgkXKDDJSg7RFP-cb8S17Kc1qMUdPDBuDThgSaQ/s400/artwork_images_707_508313_-chenyifei.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 347px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWoUXs3e6XhW3ieuPIwXuHdsEyprFGKbk7oJciS-mJfJ90SU-7AJl6d9cxohMboBC8lS1f97SZhuqHCI1-xZRbVkCwoksAQknG9Z9_6IJpfyJ2VaLlDQ8GS1bhZ1bKco6xEnPAZ5KkCAB/s1600/1-clemente-2266.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651159764034016098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWoUXs3e6XhW3ieuPIwXuHdsEyprFGKbk7oJciS-mJfJ90SU-7AJl6d9cxohMboBC8lS1f97SZhuqHCI1-xZRbVkCwoksAQknG9Z9_6IJpfyJ2VaLlDQ8GS1bhZ1bKco6xEnPAZ5KkCAB/s400/1-clemente-2266.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 314px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />When I started painting, at the university in 1997, I was frustrated. The paint process was so slow compared to the drawing process. I chose to paint in oils as well, to make the process even slower. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But I finally learned to love it. To enjoy that time frame where there is a space to change your mind and go back and forth and try different things. I like thick paint, I like layers, I like nuances, and I prefer lots of colors. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These were some examples of my role models at the time: </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love the soft but rich colors of Chen Yifei, and the shapes of Francesco Clemente, as well as the fat paint from Natalie Ascencios. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXT8vkt9WkDKS7khJwGXF74-MgeQ3NK9TD9hCzDFwOv2bwDMi_Mweiu2fS5Jv2V306bPMbPX1uB8_WjhWzMmPWxWkqvrjbFF3sGIZioCUy4YxK7bl4Do0muYHRwvAvKOh3eOLI1sUDC4Y/s1600/Natalie+Ascencios.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651159769778311618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXT8vkt9WkDKS7khJwGXF74-MgeQ3NK9TD9hCzDFwOv2bwDMi_Mweiu2fS5Jv2V306bPMbPX1uB8_WjhWzMmPWxWkqvrjbFF3sGIZioCUy4YxK7bl4Do0muYHRwvAvKOh3eOLI1sUDC4Y/s400/Natalie+Ascencios.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 387px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 395px;" /></a></span></div></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-30379109061463851232024-01-23T11:16:00.000+01:002024-01-23T11:16:02.157+01:00MORE INSPO<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomgO-pGDySjbc4PFmxplEzKUdx3sVjxHWxdrLleE5G6-fLGsnKfTkNawi153kvTrCWjm1JQiIwHh6SrMFWN9XwUd9oH3CEox3T2tJuPUxEVpczVwnDUJdAG8pH4qgh76hEIvJhCGaSnoV/s1600/02big.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649350917321220706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomgO-pGDySjbc4PFmxplEzKUdx3sVjxHWxdrLleE5G6-fLGsnKfTkNawi153kvTrCWjm1JQiIwHh6SrMFWN9XwUd9oH3CEox3T2tJuPUxEVpczVwnDUJdAG8pH4qgh76hEIvJhCGaSnoV/s400/02big.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 398px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 301px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R2pTkO4MlAV-anIZ71GDb-hhou1eIuEbCHIfZW4xeMtOy-N0d2ofxVsLvV7TQ9P9Fao9BHnpxJMPmQthYGa3xSnjtPANEnlA5_mxOioTLRVHxFIzQmCavG9iSX1ae1yo8unc1oWAhay_/s1600/sivsovervilse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649350041290737474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R2pTkO4MlAV-anIZ71GDb-hhou1eIuEbCHIfZW4xeMtOy-N0d2ofxVsLvV7TQ9P9Fao9BHnpxJMPmQthYGa3xSnjtPANEnlA5_mxOioTLRVHxFIzQmCavG9iSX1ae1yo8unc1oWAhay_/s400/sivsovervilse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 307px;" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">AMAZING ILLUSTRATORS!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I forgot to mention another source of inspiration for me: books for children. There are some wildly talented illustrators and artists who work with these books. The Swedish book Siv sover vilse by Pija Lindenbaum is so amazing in all its rich colors and the play with perspective and light.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another favorite illustrator/artist is Natalie Ascencios, who made the image on the left. That rich paint makes me very happy. The layers, the colored under paintings. Always with a unique perspective.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-71804484769762321432013-08-16T18:52:00.010+02:002024-01-23T13:19:15.945+01:00ART ON TV<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Work of Art on Bravo TV was a favorite of mine in 2013. </span><br />
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<span>Swedish public TV actually chose to show it and I enjoyed the two seasons that we got to see, and my favorite was Abdi Farrah.</span><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-37272724356097488672012-08-28T10:12:00.020+02:002024-01-23T12:46:56.680+01:00KEHINDE WILEY<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">In 2012, I discovered Kehinde Wiley and loved it. We know now that his art work was not just a trend, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">but a lot more, and it is fun to look back at this original post. The yellow piece is the one I liked at the time. Now there have been so many amazing art works that can be seen </span><a href="https://kehindewiley.com/" style="font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is my pleasure to update this blog with a more recent work of art by him.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">New favorite: Sleep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w5-V_EMTvipDxQrD1CQ25KIqRBJvpX5aAJ9pX99wetXRkcKiCmbf0QV6zWWBSLh14H7HFWlHLGc_HUcWrYGLBB8UcBhuhqhO0dpweQeVvfLfJgEvh0kkJbsrCJNAW9Y7EDThpDNKpPW4fa6cEgI0LvxTFc3Pg0Kl5cHZNgje-RPlNK4v2U5Nn2NS3UiQ/s4000/Artwork-Kehinde-Wiley-Sleep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w5-V_EMTvipDxQrD1CQ25KIqRBJvpX5aAJ9pX99wetXRkcKiCmbf0QV6zWWBSLh14H7HFWlHLGc_HUcWrYGLBB8UcBhuhqhO0dpweQeVvfLfJgEvh0kkJbsrCJNAW9Y7EDThpDNKpPW4fa6cEgI0LvxTFc3Pg0Kl5cHZNgje-RPlNK4v2U5Nn2NS3UiQ/s320/Artwork-Kehinde-Wiley-Sleep.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Of course, being a shy Swede in these classes was hard at first. Everyone was so open about everything and I had to sell my ideas to the class and explain everything. I had to learn a lot. That is my favorit activity of course.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">So I grew.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I have been trying to reconnect with my professors online after leaving Florida, and I did actually find Vicky. I am happy to have her as a friend on Facebook. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I wanted to thank her and I did, and she also gave me a compliment that made me happy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Thank you, Viktoria. </span></div><div><br /></div>
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</span>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-91233249771093285382011-08-25T23:17:00.009+02:002024-01-23T10:48:40.208+01:00MY GOD SON, THOR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiCVkSlGJ87TxRQ75zbUrih3FhKx3Rr1JCB2LUNHXyJsFMjV5m1yCtYO9wAbvJV4o8rzJcn9VQJI7natPi-MjCXADuZh36oJQ_TfPWlTTXu7P2dtdOm-Td27vtdW-a1ceY720ZqOR6G5l/s1600/DSC08450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiCVkSlGJ87TxRQ75zbUrih3FhKx3Rr1JCB2LUNHXyJsFMjV5m1yCtYO9wAbvJV4o8rzJcn9VQJI7natPi-MjCXADuZh36oJQ_TfPWlTTXu7P2dtdOm-Td27vtdW-a1ceY720ZqOR6G5l/s320/DSC08450.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Generally, I have completely left the realist painting style, but in 2011, I became a godmother (Swedish baptism) and I painted this for him. Named after Thor, what a powerful little boy. I did enjoy the mission. </span>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-76447013142601914062011-08-25T23:08:00.029+02:002024-01-23T10:54:56.667+01:00WHERE DO WE GO FOR INSPIRATION?<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I have always been very inspired by my students. Different perspectives are important and they can really send my brain into new directions and make me feel really creative.</span><br /><br />Another source of inspiration is to watch other artists, of course. Old masters but also new, rising stars. In 2011, my biggest source of inspiration was <span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.gagosian.com/artists/jenny-saville">Jenny Saville</a>.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLZ_Y40WJfotzqUB5iwxfM-JDYoEbFCLnrFw8E8ihN6sMUTkN8goRRFrj6agkAqn1207-xzdtAKpJFsT5YVu1Pj0UH9X2RmVVrBjavIhcycnuOK3R4fhUq46sCJl2SjBGjswD01lc_sHkr0qwPAAgHAehDXMw9y2ZO7_jOxH9sxsk2Ku_lqRwj1SDg1wS/s783/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="783" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLZ_Y40WJfotzqUB5iwxfM-JDYoEbFCLnrFw8E8ihN6sMUTkN8goRRFrj6agkAqn1207-xzdtAKpJFsT5YVu1Pj0UH9X2RmVVrBjavIhcycnuOK3R4fhUq46sCJl2SjBGjswD01lc_sHkr0qwPAAgHAehDXMw9y2ZO7_jOxH9sxsk2Ku_lqRwj1SDg1wS/s320/image.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is an updated post so I chose to include a more recent work of art as well as her drawing below. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">But then there is a third source that always inspired me immensely: my kids. When I created this post, my 7-year-old had created her own Smurf game and I loved how she expressed their forms so freely. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Children are very inspiring. </span><br />
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</span><br />Thankful for these fun days!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Live radio is something. </span></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-21938194472144925732011-07-05T18:53:00.012+02:002024-01-23T10:23:09.377+01:00RAKU INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This post is the original from 2011: I visited a place called Drejeriet in Östersund, Sweden, when <a href="http://caterinasilenzi.com/">Caterina Silenzi</a> had an exhibition there. I loved it of course. Because there was raku and I love the raw expression. Beautiful artist. </span><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaQIFbA9xdMgbNllXj_6Nls4PDRSk-zplkoqyO1mb9JAubhCmAHtFKbT2vb2IddGsZVXXH0qepPmmVSSseMRuo-aZpq8OZnWMEw89MJMJO1Bh2SnOV43uOawk7v3-vAU-Sn4cyoylGYeE/s1600/CaterinaSilenzi_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaQIFbA9xdMgbNllXj_6Nls4PDRSk-zplkoqyO1mb9JAubhCmAHtFKbT2vb2IddGsZVXXH0qepPmmVSSseMRuo-aZpq8OZnWMEw89MJMJO1Bh2SnOV43uOawk7v3-vAU-Sn4cyoylGYeE/s320/CaterinaSilenzi_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-23034816208229915312011-05-06T13:36:00.030+02:002024-01-23T12:28:28.176+01:00SCULPTURE PROCESS <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">In the spring of 2011 i taught a sculpture class and we worked in white stoneware clay with porcelain chamotte.</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb9TvQRxSgbzTMSZuaJhIAgLoHWHorZo4J83-_ioUgH6uS_O-XkmFkCbKqC9BSf93Kr2d16fDBI41xtu_K5bInS1_Ngi84AErnwl15R-YFhK34WEGOTPCFw3Y7QZPdywTAoRGisznk2oq/s1600/DSC05018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb9TvQRxSgbzTMSZuaJhIAgLoHWHorZo4J83-_ioUgH6uS_O-XkmFkCbKqC9BSf93Kr2d16fDBI41xtu_K5bInS1_Ngi84AErnwl15R-YFhK34WEGOTPCFw3Y7QZPdywTAoRGisznk2oq/s320/DSC05018.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yes, there were some divorce themed figures in there. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3PHH0jv2fw9aWZveL9mGgLXEof0c5SOUA1lRJOZN51MgjwUj5-KlgtgxzL3NXZ-jkQGoJg654vMs9R7Em5nq22wsOuY3VFxZZf30Tw6TowRMyGikQDtGA1Y3oMjkj-DLBEEuBYpi3T4S/s1600/DSC05380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3PHH0jv2fw9aWZveL9mGgLXEof0c5SOUA1lRJOZN51MgjwUj5-KlgtgxzL3NXZ-jkQGoJg654vMs9R7Em5nq22wsOuY3VFxZZf30Tw6TowRMyGikQDtGA1Y3oMjkj-DLBEEuBYpi3T4S/s320/DSC05380.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>But also some happy, fat ladies, defying gravity and looking up at the sun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did both glazed and unglazed and I loved the unglazed ones in their matte simplicity. Main point: working with my hands makes me very happy and I noticed a lot of the students really love the process as well. I think we really need it these days when we do so much stuff online. Seriously, get out, go to the woods, take a swim and then work in clay and you will feel much happier. </span></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-76771174602685199652010-11-30T17:10:00.013+01:002024-01-23T10:23:34.007+01:00ÖSTERSUND ART SCHOOL AT FRÖSÖN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilOaucef5rNuPdpX1jR1uuB5Q3kQy8GSEOhJihj6N9L5-TLb3EGnd09SHamP7oWae8TFHXtcM2s9vnLgFWMWhIjIjDIe_UCnE3gkPtMWm_HKz-Z2VMvEqOibBsLtlls9NFfPckf7oZt6F/s1600/DSC03131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilOaucef5rNuPdpX1jR1uuB5Q3kQy8GSEOhJihj6N9L5-TLb3EGnd09SHamP7oWae8TFHXtcM2s9vnLgFWMWhIjIjDIe_UCnE3gkPtMWm_HKz-Z2VMvEqOibBsLtlls9NFfPckf7oZt6F/s320/DSC03131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkK8M6ogXNbXACGWjdb5om5uZFlTLNSJ0Ns3PufygSqHCrZaMnMLF9jYv8o-tXC5fzaJE3T8av-z-LvDGh2BUAJW5VV0000A0qyBcZOoaW-fZ6q8qtsqDRJc7TelPu7APcQaOoAnoEy5j/s1600/DSC03136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkK8M6ogXNbXACGWjdb5om5uZFlTLNSJ0Ns3PufygSqHCrZaMnMLF9jYv8o-tXC5fzaJE3T8av-z-LvDGh2BUAJW5VV0000A0qyBcZOoaW-fZ6q8qtsqDRJc7TelPu7APcQaOoAnoEy5j/s320/DSC03136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-ZVsDGRNtAQW3DpqgMIJe7UHeLqmS3V-Xky-94t6MjRXVASrft_2S8xBheYeDWqT50HyZDll1njjGJY_a5wR51KleMuPmTvQr_-Vo7k7FRwl03tBBOfgPDrXjV0AUvjShfE5RoBMbYn9/s1600/DSC03183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-ZVsDGRNtAQW3DpqgMIJe7UHeLqmS3V-Xky-94t6MjRXVASrft_2S8xBheYeDWqT50HyZDll1njjGJY_a5wR51KleMuPmTvQr_-Vo7k7FRwl03tBBOfgPDrXjV0AUvjShfE5RoBMbYn9/s320/DSC03183.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So I spent a few years working as a mentor, drawing teacher, painting, and 3D teacher at this school which was an amazing place. Always sizzling with creativity. The students stayed after class and just kept creating more things. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I loved it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My colleagues were amazing as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The school later moved closer to the ski resort Åre and left the beautiful rooms in Frösön. To me, there was magic in the building as well as the people who were there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Something that I really value because I will not happen again. I miss i greatly. </span></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-77853494525066850872010-10-04T11:51:00.020+02:002024-01-22T11:36:12.312+01:00EXPRESSING DIVORCE IN CLAY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSMDuik_Qe-WSWvwL5DyhGDFdiADpOeHF2VegZ5ld2Kbzfvb5q8qFcwz11KPFt4onJ36SIoY-Xq4rpA1ZU2wB7_4TGE_QzaVcCS_e1R1U_63McheqcHohczPURzGHIB64G5RbvdQdiABR/s1600/44269_10150268261940254_841210253_15197036_2254320_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524127496796519314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSMDuik_Qe-WSWvwL5DyhGDFdiADpOeHF2VegZ5ld2Kbzfvb5q8qFcwz11KPFt4onJ36SIoY-Xq4rpA1ZU2wB7_4TGE_QzaVcCS_e1R1U_63McheqcHohczPURzGHIB64G5RbvdQdiABR/s400/44269_10150268261940254_841210253_15197036_2254320_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I had a hard time tackling my divorce, but thankfully I was forced to create since I worked at an art school.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We had a week of raku firing at an amazing place called Härke.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I could only create little figures with unhappy postures but it made me happy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Raku firing is an amazing art form where nature and chance play roles in the end result.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Loved every second of it and I would love to do it all my life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Björn Dahlström helped the school fire all the scultures, including my divorce art.</span></span></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-62821346950956359082010-10-04T11:44:00.019+02:002024-01-22T11:32:19.076+01:00ART FROM STORSJÖYRAN 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgUeoeEzRhLIzRMVmSSdY9fsDPtK-Lex4VJfqpkT3hDH5g4bFLDIxv34xb9P3OOqwSkASu0cC0m7XXFMGevq_wG7GR-Y_M16kyljgdmk797cc5zhFRtK5eT4rIX2y_fflWLhz8TW8Cse-/s1600/fotogun.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgUeoeEzRhLIzRMVmSSdY9fsDPtK-Lex4VJfqpkT3hDH5g4bFLDIxv34xb9P3OOqwSkASu0cC0m7XXFMGevq_wG7GR-Y_M16kyljgdmk797cc5zhFRtK5eT4rIX2y_fflWLhz8TW8Cse-/s1600/fotogun.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgje3fGzDcFBdD-EsS69Sz5yz_cf58xzQF5etJ1WQxVzurT3m4AP-7IWCrbrH8n8p0vEjRkg9VwD4pTHNcBrgkw0vXgjUrBIHByeR0h3Z2nzCmmVy83aMNUn6gq84Csym5jFwH1_qUHKCKo/s1600/38217_1455500759769_1600833704_1019478_2342548_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524125216914684802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgUeoeEzRhLIzRMVmSSdY9fsDPtK-Lex4VJfqpkT3hDH5g4bFLDIxv34xb9P3OOqwSkASu0cC0m7XXFMGevq_wG7GR-Y_M16kyljgdmk797cc5zhFRtK5eT4rIX2y_fflWLhz8TW8Cse-/s400/fotogun.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 300px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">The year of 2010 was a terrible year for me as a person. I went through a divorce and it affected me more than I could ever have imagined.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">The problem with being an artist is that when things are really hard, it is difficult to create. My world was upside down and I felt terrible. Lost my safe place, my atelier, my happiness. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;">But I had some fun times artistically. One of the missions was an outdoor painting on a big square during a music festival. Name of festival was Storsjöyran and it was in a town with moody weather so we never really knew if the art would be gone in 30 minutes of a day or a week. But we painted the upper part of the huge square and we had so much fun. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was very liberating to paint big and to know that the art was temporary. That summer was great, artistically. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This image is me mixing tempera paint before painting on the ground. </span></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-89381348181173645762010-05-10T08:58:00.032+02:002024-01-22T11:17:35.076+01:00DRAWING THE HUMAN BODY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDG7FNlLjycFnAt1VgjAVZgGZqMztwwEv6pW-JTH3sLDtfDGQPa2ClJ068Q1hjR2bV3V51M9POqEMdvEzXbcbqZjk7dSFZaIabw0Hdzs0MY_mWGVvRLyXUr3Opb8oDYpWwPXWHCRZF-fwH/s1600/491_20091102121208_558.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469533769631906418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDG7FNlLjycFnAt1VgjAVZgGZqMztwwEv6pW-JTH3sLDtfDGQPa2ClJ068Q1hjR2bV3V51M9POqEMdvEzXbcbqZjk7dSFZaIabw0Hdzs0MY_mWGVvRLyXUr3Opb8oDYpWwPXWHCRZF-fwH/s400/491_20091102121208_558.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; text-align: center; width: 249px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My favorite art form is drawing. I spent my early life creating photo realism but when I went to art school, I discovered all the fun in doing other types of drawing. Our professors did the right things and exposed us to many different styles and ways to create. These are examples of drawings I made in beginning drawing classes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Life drawing classes were my favorite classes. Having a live model in front of you is a very special experience. A moving object, a real life human being, just there so that you can observe the way our skin folds over muscles and bones. I love it so much. I spent the whole first year at the university drawing the human form and I never stopped after that. Whenever I could take a class, I took it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We were challenged by our professors in fun ways, and I love challenges. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">"Do not lift you pencils while drawing", or "Use only these random colors", or "Do not look at the paper while drawing". </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The brain learns after a while, the hands start communicating with the brain and the eyes in an amazing way. You do not really need to look after a while, you just focus on the model in front of you and the hands draw on the paper. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Drawing is intimate and fast and easy and this is why I love it. No preparations, no cleaning, and the fastest way from brain to hand. Drawing will always be my passion. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731831852622447190.post-90774862469489049922010-03-30T10:31:00.009+02:002024-01-22T13:52:28.824+01:00Florida Atlantic University - Sweet memories.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JB9gXffkf0MdGQxs-EQPpaw2zSun77MDAqvFghIc-m2TJNKUsxu2B_NAiJrRX8p1pROXVVFRoPZdibZe3u3Fmf6lHkiXGMOZIePH8UxFPP8elpXR7PJkXC0e5dRBdKsE4lFYRMoINulX/s1600/2107023_f520.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454342041970392338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JB9gXffkf0MdGQxs-EQPpaw2zSun77MDAqvFghIc-m2TJNKUsxu2B_NAiJrRX8p1pROXVVFRoPZdibZe3u3Fmf6lHkiXGMOZIePH8UxFPP8elpXR7PJkXC0e5dRBdKsE4lFYRMoINulX/s400/2107023_f520.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 300px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">I created this blog in 2010, about 10 years after my graduation from this international University.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This is where I spent 4,5 years. The small town Boca Raton, north of Miami, South Florida, USA. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. I felt at home and I believe that my age made me very susceptible to impressions. The place really made a mark on me, I stayed between the age of 20 and 25. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Florida Atlantic University at the Boca Raton campus, Dorothy Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">They had two university galleries and this is one of them, the Ritter Art Gallery.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I exhibited there twice. I loved that our science teachers were doing research, and our art teachers were active artists. What an opportunity to learn in a vibrant environment. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Living and painting in south Florida made me feel very alive. Before coming here, I had spent a semester in Paris, and the contrast was amazing. January in Paris was freezing and horrible in every way, and landing in such a warm place as Boca Raton after that cold semester in France was like heaven.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I welcomed hurricanes and afternoon rainfalls and geccos, palm trees, jacuzzis and everything else that was part of the lifestyle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The only negative thing I can think of is the fact that I had little money as a student. Boca and Miami are definitely nicer if you have money. But I really loved the art classes and the nature. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div></div>Lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11643263231569909516noreply@blogger.com0