Remember those days when you were down at the beach as a kid? Picking up a stick, starting to draw stuff in the sand. Then you realized you'd made the drawing to close to the water. The tide ominously reaching towards it. Before, inevitably, it washed it all away. This digital painting/drawing is just like…
Continue reading ➞ A Doodle While Deciding
I've been painting a lot of old sailing ships lately. It has just been too fun to stop. So here is another one, being led the way by one of those old, rough seabirds. Now, however, I feel that I've produced all my sailing ship ambitions for a while. So there might just be a…
Continue reading ➞ That Way – Another One of Those Sailing Ships
This digital painting was made without the following thoughts in mind. But when I looked at it afterwards, I felt that it resonated with them. And the thought is, more precisely, how good it is to have taken a step back. A step to where I actually belong at the moment. A lot of fleeting…
Continue reading ➞ Still Fishing – The Freedom of Not Selling, For Someone Who Doesn’t Sell
There is a myth here in Norway, that tourists come to us expecting to see polar bears walking around in the streets. I assume the myth is quite exaggerated, but it's a fun one. We don't have polar bears on the mainland, to be clear, but you can find them on the island Svalbard. Needless…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Night – My First Polar Bear!
I wrote in my last post about how much fun I had painting a ship. One of those old ships, that looks like they've been sailing for years on end. Well, there was no doubt in my mind that I need to paint another one. And I needed to do it straight away. This version…
Continue reading ➞ Foam and Friends – Another Ship
I've been using Procreate a lot lately, making digital paintings. It's so easy to pick up, when I don't have the motivation to pull out all the supplies I need for physical mediums. A way to keep creating, no matter where you are. Anyway, a lot of my paintings have been made using different types…
Continue reading ➞ My Ship – Making Digital Look Less Digital
I've done a lot of different digital paintings over the years. Often in series of two or three paintings. But I haven't really found a clear direction I want to move towards. Something that binds them all together, despite their dissimilarities. So I started to think about what I enjoy painting. And what I want…
Continue reading ➞ Creating Some Consistency
Just to be clear, I am not having a bad day. But these two are: And the new way I'm referring to in the title, is this papery look I've added to the background. At least I hope that's how it looks to others than myself... I don't think I'll walk much further down this…
Continue reading ➞ A Bad Day – In a New Way
I like the base work of this painting. But I am really struggling taking it further. I have tried several strategies. Both making the boat darker, to pull it closer. And strengthening the foreground, giving it more vibrant colors and more details. But it just doesn’t look right. So I’ve decided that this is one…
Continue reading ➞ Too Vague – But Something Interesting
There's something about lights in the dark. Especially those lights coming from windows or camp sights, indicating human presence. For some it means savior. For others it means threat. Possibilities or hindrance. For me, it has often meant the last. But I'll try to have a change of mind. I hope you're having a…
Continue reading ➞ A Thousand Eyes – A Digital Painting
