An Art Work A Day

Lots of sleeping today, probably due to the Swineflue vaccine. Hopefully I'll be more awake tomorrow. This calm landscape reminding me of my travelling this summer suits my mood.

Aching all over now as the time is getting closer to midnight.

The halloween party went brilliantly. My car batteri chose to act up when I finally was done doing the last checks and tidy ups but fortunately a friend came and helped with starting cables.

I would not want the car to be left in the schoolyard this night when so many of the young persons are partying all through the night.

Well, anyway, my aches are probably also due to me getting the H1N1 vaccine yesterday.

On and off pain,

acrylics on watercolour paper

24x32cm

$100

This painting was mounted and framed November 2010 when it was in an exhibition and as such difficult and expensive to post internationally. Dismantling is an option. Contact me for info.

Well, this week's tasks has got done one by one. All parent teacher conferances except from 3 which is delayed for next week is done. Now I only have the Halloween party to get organized and done with at school tomorrow and finally late tomorrow I will put my feet up and enjoy my weekend. Can't wait. hehehe








Approaching The Heart,
acrylics on watercolour paper
24x32cm
$85
p&p is FREE

I am still in a very busy time with my work in teaching with all the student teacher talkings and now the parent teacher conferences., and that means that I get too little time working on my art. Saturday and sunday this weekend I have put aside to be spent almost entirely writing and painting. The coming week that will be on top of my priority list too. I have so many ideas I long to explore that I have had to put temooraily aside.

As a teacher I regularly get to see how hard it is to be a teenager. So much going on inside as well as bodily. I for one would not want to be 14 again.


Inside, abstract,
acrylics on watercolour paper
24x32cm
$75
p&p is FREE

No less than 7 paintings in the exhibition and 1 through online sales on Dailypainters this weekend in addition to a stack of my books. Wow. Not to mention all the wonderful words people gave me on my paintings and poems and books.

Nice first day at the exhibition. Still not as many visitors as we'd like but a very good mood among the visitors as well as the participants. People really took their time looking and commenting. I received so many nice words that it really has lifted up my spirit and confidence in continuing to do what I do. That means that some probably will be buyers but maybe at a later time.

I was also interviewed by a journalist who took several photos as well.

Today I have been putting up my display at the local Art and Crafts Union's autumn exhibition. Below the painting of today is a photo of my display.

Dancing Blue Heart,

acrylics on watercolour paper

24x32cm

$100

p&p is FREE

Tomorrow I will be working with the local art and crafts union preparing for the Autumn exhibition. Unfortunately, my books will 95 % sure NOT arrive in time so I will have to show and take orders, that is IF anyone at all should decide to buy. I do not believe in any visitors and then in any buyers before I see them because numbers was very low last year. Feeling kind of anxious but do not dare to get my hopes too high up in case we will see low numbers this time too. BUT, of course I dream of it being a success.

Very happy tonight because I am starting to get my energy back and have caught up on some of my grading work.

We seem to be in a phase of flues and colds here. Now my closest collegue, my daughter and even one of my cats have turned ill. Well, nothing to do about it than wait it out, rest and add plenty of fluids to all infected. Cross your fingers that the two other cats will not catch the cat flu too.

Returned home today from my London trip with my daughter. We had a lovely trip even with me struggling with my cold. Saw lots of interesting stuff on British museum yesterday as well as great art at the National Gallery and The National Portrait gallery where we got a very interesting lecture on

Home from school today and will probably also be tomorrow due to a cold. Not feeling well and also no need to give the virus to all my students hehe.



Boat in Blue Mist,
acrylics on watercolour paper
24x32cm
$100
p&p is FREE

Atcho. Some days a person needs to dream about future conquests - future mountains to climb - just not today.

Wishful thinking today in my painting since I have spent all of today correcting and grading essays and tests since I am 100% sure that will be among the very first things some of my students will ask tomorrow morning.


Party Party,
acrylics on paper
24x32cm
$95
p&p is FREE

It being Saturday I thought I'd present you with a couple of partymoods this weekend. I hope you enjoy.

Winter has arrived to some parts of Norway so todays owl cartoon celebrates that fact even though I personally hope snow stays away from my part until Christmas. Me I am very happy that today has had a lovely weather.

Sometimes art is just having fun drawing whimsical birds in ink

Today I have looked through much of my work the last 3 years and I have found it interesting how many stories are hidden behind so many of my paintings. Yes, quite a few are not great quality or not painted well, but on the other hand all together my production has something to say - has important expressive communicative qualities. I hope you will continue to drop in once in a while and see the "story" go on.

When working on the Up North book project I have to dig deep into very strong emotions all the way back to my childhood so be prepared for a couple of abstracts that might show some of them in the coming days and weeks. This summer I experienced so much, it was such a rollercoaster from deep sorrow to euphorea. Sorting through those sketches and diaries probably take much of this winter.


Imprisoned,
acrylics on watercolour paper
24x32cm
$124
p&p is FREE

First day of autumn holiday. Hurray!!!!!!!!!! I've been very active today, working on the Up North project. Arm much better but I am still very careful with how and how much I use it. Tomorrow I will try to get some more systematic training done.

Look at Me Dancing,
acrylics on watercolour paper
24x32cm
$112
p&p is FREE

I've been out waking in the autumn wind and felt weak as a kitten. Strange how I felt that all of my body had been inflammed not only my arm and shoulder. I will have to build up my strength bit by bit it seems by a combination of plenty of rest and frequent but easy activity. Not much fun spending my autumn holiday on this but I guess it could be worse. My arm could have been as G_- awful painful all of these days. I will however try to get more work done on my book project during the coming week. That too must be done carefully and in small amounts of time each time so that I will not awaken the inflammation monster again. This is hard. I so want to do all kind sof things indoors as well as outdoors as soon as my arm function somewhat. But then again if I do a tad too much then hell breaks loose again. Such a balancing act.

After my frozen shoulder like arm loosened up I obviously used it too much because today the pain is quite horrible again. Right now I am dizzy with a mixture of pain and pain relief. I am getting so annoyed by the fact that I get punished with pain and getting worse again, every time I start using that arm.