An Art Work A Day

It is so cold here today - about -15C and I find it hard to stay motivated these days - my bear genes kick in and I want to hibernate beneath the duvet. It is the final days of getting everything wrapped up for the end of term and it is so normal LOL if we did not all feel totally washed out then neither teachers or students have done their very best and given it our all. hehehe. Right now I am hoping for some motivation to come gliding through the air. This far tonight all I have got has been spam ;-). Sorry about the moaning. I am very positive about 2009 by the way - I only need the Xmas holidays first.

Poor daughter had her second exam today too. Only one more to go now this year.







Owl VI Feeling a Bit Lost,
ink on paper
approx 13x17cm

After the insanely busy week I had last week with very little sleep, today has been a day of doing nothing much but sleep hehe.


Owl I A bit melancholic tonight,
ink on paper
approx 13x17cm
$23
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As for the second day of the exhibition, we had a lovely time but most of our visitors deserted us this day too - probably due to a combination of V-cup skiing on tv + handball andit being very cold about 12 (=53F) to15 degrees Celcius below 0 and slippery roads.

Well well, I will get an inerview in the local paper and who knows what that might lead to.

I have sold 3 works this far this weekend so I am happy. Also who knows what will happen tomorrow. Today we nearly had no visitors at all - literary speaking. We had managed to be open exactly when everyone were watching V-cup i skiing which of course is something major here in Norway.





Owl V - Considering a snack,
ink on paper ca
13x17cm
SOLD







Weather was brilliant and nature shows up in its most winter beautiful.




First panel of my display.



Second panel of my work. This and the one next to it is where my 6 paintings in a series originally went but after seeing how close people were to the paintings we dicided to move they to the wall so that people would see them from a proper distance.

Had a very interesting time today on the course on how to teach reading strategies.

After that I have had to comfort my poor daughter through sms. Ex fac. exam tomorrow morning and a 24 hour bug today.

Had a wonderful time tonight working on my book. It is starting to come together very nicely.

Tomorrow will be a very busy day - work + testing of a possible dyslextic + meeting about Student Christmas ball.

Friday it is work + rigging of exhibition + collegues Christmas party + daughter coming home late

Saturday + Sunday = exhibition (will post photos)

Owl II - care for a cocktail,

ink on paper

13.5x17.5cm

$35

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Today I watched the opening seremony of the Olympic games in Beijing. I therefore brought out my ink stone and ink stick and my chinese brushes as well as rice paper. It has been a while since I used these technique so I definately need to practice a bit before my brush work is as I would like it.

Insects are both a pest as well as something that all of nature depends on. I therefore find it a very suitable subject matter for this challenge.

OLympic Mantis,

ink on rice paper

16x24cm

nfs, needs mounting first, if you want it unmounted then please contact me.
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isn't his one adorable? Barbara a friend and collector of my art had this to say about it which is exactly what I wanted to express: "This little guy makes me laugh because his expression and his body language make it seem like he already thinks that he is a big, tough grown-up eagle!"

By the way, on the 24th my "Eaglet" turns 19 years. May he always be able to hunt and fly


Eaglet,
medium. ink on shuen paper
size: 17x23cm
$50
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