Light matters! Just put a good spotlight over one of my etchings. #art #artist #exhibit

249 artists. One week. Endless gratitude. Thank you for helping us bring light and connection to those affected by Alzheimer’s. To register for our call for artists head to: www.postcardartexhibit.com #postcardartexhibit26 #artforacause

My art is on an album cover! Jan Ove Fjeld is a local musiscian from my home town of Moss, Norway. His piano/meditative music can be streamed on Spotify. #music #art #collaboration #artistssupportingartists

New worked signed this week. *Available for sale. DM if interested. Title: ’By the Stream.’ Medium: Pastel/watercolor pencils and wet oil pastel sticks on black 360 g watercolor paper. Size: A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inch). Year: 2025 #pastelpencils #expressionism #mixedmedia #art #artist #blueskyart

Dear artists, nice to meet you! Please go follow @paeartforacause.bsky.social and join me for the 2026 postcard art exhibit!

I'm honored to be working behind the scenes with @tessawm-artist.bsky.social and @davidsandum.bsky.social on this Exhibition. Hope you will join me in participating!

Postcard Art Exhibit 2026 Call for Artists is NOW OPEN! Now, we paint with purpose — raising awareness & support for those affected by Alzheimer’s. Submit your art, share your heart, and help us build global awareness with creativity & compassion. www.postcardartexhibit.com #postcardartexhibit26

Photo taken this afternoon during my walk. #photography #norway #trees #nature

Tchaikovsky on depression and finding beauty amid the wreckage of the soul www.themarginalian.org/2015/11/19/t...

Hear hear! If you’re a professional or amateur #artist, please register through our website after Nov 6th, to create & send an original postcard sized artwork (postcard size) that will be exhibited & sold for #charity. This PAE will be held in The Netherlands for people affected by Alzheimer’s 👇

Started this today with oil pencils and wet oil pastel sticks. #art #artists #blueskyart

New work signed tonight at my studio. Title: ’By the Ocean Front’ Medium: Pastel/watercolor pencils/oil pastel sticks, on 350 mg black watercolor paper. Size: 70x50 cm (27.5 x 19.6 inch) Year: 2025 ARTIST DESCRIPTION IN ALT #art #expressionism #blueskyart #artist

The 2nd work made during my recent trip to Northern California. Title: ’By the Fence’ Medium: Pastel and watercolor pencils on black 360 g watercolor paper. Size: A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inch). Year: 2025 #art #expressionism #artist #drawing

Kiss 1897 https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25203

Night walk by the fjord. #norway #photography

New work made during my California trip. Title: ’Carole with dogs under the pear tree.’ Medium: Pastel and watercolor pencils on black 360 g watercolor paper. Size: A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inch). Year: 2025

“Golden Gate”. Charles Sheeler. 1955. Image: Metmuseum.

Staying the night in Sutter Creek, California. Such lovely light at sundown. #photography #california #nature

Am in Northern California now on an art trip. Photos taken from Angels Camp. #photography #california

Moonlight by the Sea.' (1907) Harald Sohlberg worked with a simplified palette, frequently white, blue, red or green, which helped capture something of the Nordic light. He insisted each painting have one ‘dominant’ colour, which he would exaggerate with emotive effect.1

Photos from my 9k walk/hike around Jeløy with my two sons. #norway #norge #photography #landscapethopography #inspiration #nature

Have a #painting, if you will. "Right Turn, Limerick" came out of a day cycling from Limerick city into Tipperary. In the village of Cappamore I was quite taken by the signs for a right turn back towards Limerick city, but then I'm always quite taken by signs. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear #UrbanGaze

New work. Title: ‘Split River’ Medium: Watercolor and pastel pencils on black watercolor paper. Size: A3 (8.3 x 11.7 inch). Year: 2025 #art #artist #expressionism #blueskyart #color

Went for a walk with a friend at Larkollen this evening. It is a beautiful area. #norway #photography

Hard to live by, but so very true.

To expand on my previous post/photo: Whenever I see the sun reflection in a straight line, I think of Edvard Munch (see photos 2-4). It’s special to consider that he walked and painted on these shores. If in Oslo, make certain to visit the new Munch Museum. #art #arthistory #expressionism #norway

Photo taken tonight close to home from a vantage point at Jeløy, Norway. #photography #norway #oslofjord

My 4th large scale work on black paper. Title: ’Alone by the Sea’ (series) Medium: Mixed media: Pastel/watercolor pencils on 300 mg black watercolor paper. Size: 70x50 cm (27.5 x 19.6 inch) Year: 2025 #art #pasteldrawing #mentalhealthart #meditation #expressionism #blueskyart #scandinavianart

New work signed this evening at my studio. Title: ‘The Island’ Medium: Watercolor and pastel pencils on black watercolor paper. Size: A3 (8.3 x 11.7 inch). Year: 2025 #art #artist #expressionism #scandinavianartist #norway #blueskyart #pastelpencildrawing

Tonight, I feel that I destroyed two paintings by overworking them, or letting go. It’s ok, because it means that I’m pushing myself to discover something new and not playing it safe. The notion that all works come out ok is a folly! Build it up and tear it down, then do it all over again! #arton

3 photos taken by a wheat field that I passed by on my 11k walk/interval run this evening. I of course thought of Vincent! It felt like the first day of fall, but we may get some more summer days! #norway #art #inspiration #photography #nature

Camille Monet in the Garden - 1873 #artbots #monet https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8203

US Photographer Dorothea Lange c. 1938, whose work humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography #womensart

Even underfoot amidst brokenness and decay nature proclaims her love her intent her desire do not look away heed her message be the love be the kindness be the tolerance our world needs have the courage to love wastefully (Happy International Friendship Day! 💛) #WriterPoet #Friendship #Love

New work just signed at my studio. Title: ’Moonlight’ Medium: Mixed media: Pastel/watercolor pencils/oil pastel on 300 mg black watercolor paper. Size: 70x50 cm (27.5 x 19.6 inch) Year: 2025 Artist note/description in ALT. #art #expressionism #pastel #scandinavianartist #norway #blueskyart

My second large scale watercolor/pastel pencil work. Title: ’On the ridge.” Medium: Pastel/watercolor pencils on 300 mg black watercolor paper. Size: 70x50 cm (27.5 x 19.6 inch) Year: 2025 #art #blueskyart #pasteldrawing #expressionism #mentalhealthart

Photos from my 9k interval walk/run this evening at Jeløy. Such a warm tropical day in the far north! #norway #photography #getoutthere

Go on, have a #painting. "Bandon, Oliver Plunkett Street" came out of a time I was cycling around west Cork in a silly sort of happy state such is the joy the colour of southwest Ireland can bring. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow

'The Porch Door,' (1962) captures Fairfield Porter's admiration for Henri Matisse, like him he depicts the typical and the individual at the same time, in this case the view from a window at his home on Great Spruce Head Island in Penobscot Bay, Maine.

A photo taken at midnight yesterday walking home. #randomobservation #photography

New work just finished and signed. Added some detail photos. Further explanation in ALT. Title: ’Roots and Branches’ (series) Medium: Pastel/watercolor pencils on 300 mg black watercolor paper. Size: 70x50 cm (27.5 x 19.6 inch) Year: 2025 #expressionism #art #blueskyart #scandinavianartist

Photo taken at Refsnes, Norway, this evening. #norway #photography

A photo I took out walking tonight. I saw this pigeon on a wire and thought, “Being alone can be peaceful.” #photography #symbolism #norway #lightseason

My artist friend Cecilie has a very cool sculpture by her house entry. Always makes me smile when I visit!

My etching ‘By Victoria Falls’. Edition of 25. This was a very complex print to make, combining variations of acid on the copper plate for different tones, intaglio, and sugar aquatint. This was a memory from when I visited Victoria Falls in the NW Scottish Highlands, 2019. #printmaking #art

Photo from my hike yesterday overlooking Trondvik by the Oslo Fjord. Zooming in, I see that I captured a seagull against the sun. Had no idea. #norway #photography #nature #fjord

The sun over the Oslo Fjord. I took this photo standing at a vantage point near Trondvik, Norway. Photo taken at 9:11 pm. (21:11) #norway #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #scandinavia #lightseason

My evening study of trees. Photos taken at Alby on Jeløy Island, Norway (where I live). #norway #photography #trees #art #inspiration #naturephotography

Marguerite, 1906 #artbots #matisse https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15544

8 days ago, I posted a new work that I was working on. This is how it turned out when finished. Title: ‘Mountain Song’ Medium: Mixed media: Carandache watercolor/pastel pencils/oil pastel sticks on black watercolor paper. Size: A3 (8.3x11.7 inch). Year: 2025 #artprocess #expressionism #art