happy

Tonight I'm spending my last night here in the guest studio and taking a good look at what I've achieved. I must say I'm quite happy with the results and the thought process I've started. I have completed 3 paintings (at least I think they are finished, but I better decide that in a week) and I have started 4 others. In the best of worlds this week would have been the kick start for a concentrated painting period of some months, but I don't live in the best of worlds (do you?). Next week I'll be screenprinting, preparing for teaching big format, which isn't bad either (I live in a pretty good world anyway). I should definitely do this again quite soon, maybe in October? (Autumn is supposed to be just studio time and no other art projects)

sneak peaks; work in progress

I've worked so many hours.  My sister asked what I did at night, here in the guest studio.  ??????? - did I watch TV? Did I hang out with people in the other guest studios?  ????  I've been painting, thinking and reading art books, and then suddenly it's been really dark (around eleven) and I've gone to bed. (there's no TV here and the other studios are empty, but that wouldn't have made any difference)

painting in the sun

Yesterday was a dark day: grey clouds, rain and total frustration.

Today the sun woke me up before seven and I went for a morning run. Nothing felt as serious as the day before; I was here to work without any pressure to achieve anything, to just get into whatever I felt like. I moved my stuff out in the sun and painted, read and had lunch in the chilly breeze (good thing I brought that woolen sweater). Today was a good day.

details from Skärhamn

No painting for show and tell today, but some photos from Skärhamn.

light in more than one sense

A day of just painting, looking and painting. I'm trying to paint something very light, in several senses.  The role of Arches watercolour paper that I bought for this week should be enough for nine paintings in this format, but I'll definitely not make that many. (I could start on nine though ...) I have three paintings that I'm working on right now. Update: looking at the painting the very next morning I realized I've been making a caricature fit for MAD Magazine. And I wasn't even drinking. Hm...

a good start

in a guest studio at the Watercolour museum

I'm in the second  studio from the right

This week I'll be having an intense working period in a guest studio at the Watercolour Museum in Skärhamn. As I have family and a kid I can normally not work in a concentrated way for hours and hours without break, but now I will for five days ... It will be heaven! (of course I do work full days in the studio normally, but what I mean is that now I won't have to quit when I 'm in a flow and I won't be distracted by everyday tasks).

I've just had a delicious dinner looking out of the window listening to Chopin's piano concertos and now I'll continue with the creative night shift ...