Category: Series & Stories
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Opening the Studio Archive — Icelandic Houses
Read more: Opening the Studio Archive — Icelandic HousesPart 1 of opening my studio archive: Icelandic Houses. Wrapped works, bubble wrap, tape, small stubborn houses in far too much landscape, and the slow process of looking again.
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Why Artists Work in Series
Read more: Why Artists Work in SeriesWorking in series allows ideas to unfold gradually across multiple paintings. Symbols, colour and composition shift and return. Series such as *Sneaky Hidden Sunflowers* and *Icelandic Houses* illustrate this process.
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artist writer collaboration
Read more: artist writer collaborationAnd who is Hare, really? Between presence and transformation, something begins to move. In this literary reflection, the hare speaks as a guide through inner landscapes, where boundaries dissolve and hidden parts come into form.
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Soft Hope
Read more: Soft Hope-Dreamland collection- soft hope oil painting Soft Hope was created in 2025 as part of the Dreamland collection. Within this series, I explore how subtle shifts in image and feeling can open an inner landscape. The work does not stand alone, but belongs to an ongoing inquiry in which symbolism and imagination converge. Dreamland is…
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After the storm
Read more: After the stormAnyway, it pulled me back to summer. To the way I dove into movement, of nature, on and in the water, and in myself. It influenced my painting. I put down a whole series.
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Sneaky hidden sunflowers
Read more: Sneaky hidden sunflowersSunflowers are no longer a subject, they begin to shift. In this blog, I explore how they quietly appear within my Italian landscapes, sometimes hidden, sometimes barely visible, carrying light, presence and a subtle tension between strength and vulnerability.
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A dreamy perspective
Read more: A dreamy perspectiveAtelierview — artcollections A raw and energetic art process inspired by the wild regions of Iceland. And my dreamy perspective on the seemingly tiny houses in the vast Icelandic landscapes. MIXEDMEDIA | EVENING VIEW | 2024 | 100 x 70 CM | ARTSERIES: ICELANDIC HOUSES MIXEDMEDIA ROUGHNESS Rugged areas A raw and energetic art process…
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A Painting as a Philosophical Mirror: Illustration for Article
Read more: A Painting as a Philosophical Mirror: Illustration for ArticleOn the website Ruimte voor woorden, a place where stories and insights converge, a painting in progress was recently used as an illustration. For a philosophical article by writer Karin Melis. This online space serves as a source of reflection and exchange, where stories are not just brief tales, but expansive paths of thought and contemplation.
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SOFT & CALM MEMORY
Read more: SOFT & CALM MEMORYOILPAINTING ON CANVAS | SOFT ICELANDIC | 2024- x – X- CM – | ARTSERIES: ICELANDIC HOUSES A BIG ONE! An honor to catch them in oilpaint. Soft and calm Icelandic memories in oilpaint. This large work is part of the Icelandic Houses series. The overwhelming insignificance I feel in the vast nature of Iceland…
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The liberation; a good story
Read more: The liberation; a good storyA good story. “The Liberation” is a 2024 artwork and part of the “Keepers” art series. It was created in oil paint, based on a sketch from a distant sketch-memory. These sketches had been lying in my drawing drawer for years, and, notably, the anthropomorphic figure “Hare” was still intimately connected to “Woman” in them. But what does…
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EARTHY LAYERED
Read more: EARTHY LAYEREDBLUE DEUX MIXEDMEDIA I don’t create a lot of abstract artwork, but this piece is one of my favorites, showcasing earthy layered textures and structures. These textures and mixed media form the foundation of my ‘It’s Nature’ series, which prominently features the anthropomorphic creature ‘Deer’. Moreover, this series combines natural elements with symbolic storytelling, blending…
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Flow#3
Read more: Flow#3Oilpainting on canvas (canvas aluminium framed) 2024 60 x 60 x 4 cm This expressive oilpainting artwork is all about freedom, the wind in your hair, dancing barefoot on the beach and the nice feeling of safety that makes you know that you can be free to choose your own movement and path in safety.…