Lily and Stag Reading groups

Lily and Stag, 50x50 cm., Oil on canvas

Den her opgave, som jeg gav mig selv - drillende tilskyndet af medlemmer af LeakyCauldron Staff - var en virkelig sjov og svær en. Med hjælp fra malerkursus læreren fik jeg lavet et billede, der kunne bruges til at repræsentere den frivillige stab i læsegrupperne på hjemmesiden LeakyCauldron. Den bliver brugt her i 2009 til LeakyCon - en kongres i Boston for fans af Harry Potter hjemmesiden, og med lidt grafik kommer der tekst på.

This assignment, that I gave myself - teasingly prompted by members of LeakyCauldron Staff - was a really fun and hard one. With the help from the paintings class teacher I got a painting done, that could be used to represent the voluntary staff in the reading-groups on the site LeakyCauldron. It's to be used here in 2009 at the LeakyCon - a convention in Boston for fans of the Harry Potter site, og with a bit of graphic text on it.

Blå Bjerge - Blue Mountains

Blå Bjerge/Blue Mountains, 55x65 cm., Oil on a plate

Et eksperiment med at bruge en spatel blev til dette her. Jeg blev ved at fable om blå bjerge og gul himmel underneden, men det ville kun lykkes hvis jeg vendte hele motivet og lod sneen skride nedad. Underligt billede.

And experiment with the use of a spatula became this. I continuously fabled away about blue mountains and a yellow sky underneath, but it only succeeded if I turned the whole motif and had the snow slide downwards. Weird painting.

Lucius

Lucius, 70x50 cm., Oil on canvas

Den attitude, der kom frem på det her maleri sammen med deres påklædning, fik mig til at tænke på Lucius Malfoy (Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling)! Han dukkede egentlig bare frem og kunne ikke bare tilsidesættes - ligesom den figur fr. Rowling skabte!

The attitude, that appeared in this painting together with their dress-code, got me thinking of Lucius Malfoy (Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling)! He just appeared really and was not to be cast aside just like that - like with the character Mrs. Rowling created!

MIniaturer

Det er efterhånden blevet en helt gedigen produktion af miniaturer og jeg synes, det er sjovt at lave dem, men det bliver ikke min foretrukne størrelse foreløbig.

Flowers/Blomster, 18x13 cm., oil on canvas
Underwater plants/Undervandsblomster, 13x18 cm., oil on canvas
Boat/Båd, 13x18 cm., oil on paper

It's becoming a solid production of miniatures and I think they are fun to make, but it's not becoming my preferred size just yet.

Galaxy

Galaxy, 2008, 40x40 - six sides, oil on canvas

Selvfølgelig skulle jeg da også lige male en galaxe. Det forekom mig bare at være vildt sjovt at bruge et sekskantet lærred til det.

Of course I had to paint a galaxy and it seemed extremely funny to me to use a canvas with six sides for it.

Stevn's Klint

Alle Johanne's interesser var repræsenteret i udsmykningen til festen for Johanne, og så lavede Ninna og jeg dette udsnit af Stevns Klint som symbol for geologi.




All Johanne's interests were part of the decorating for the big party to her honour and so Ninna and I made this section of Stevns Klint as a symbol for geology.

Music

Music, 2008, 70x50, oil on plate

Efter Johanne's fødselsdagsgave var lavet, var der MEGET musik til overs i mit hovede, for jeg havde malet med musik DRØNENDE i knolden forde jeg følte, det gav mig den rigtige energi, men nu skulle det altså ud og dette her maleri kom ud af det.

After finishing Johanne's birthday present there was still a LOT of music left in my head, because I had used really LOUD music pounding to make what I felt would give the right energy, but now it had to come out and this painting came out of that.

Johanne's gave

Johanne's gave, 2008, 70x50, oil on canvas

Da Johanne fyldte 15 år skulle hun have en stor fest, for hun var ikke konfirmeret og jeg syntes så, hun skulle fejres for alle pengene. Det blev virkelig for alle pengene, men hun skulle da også have en gave fra mig, så jeg gik i gang med arbejdet på noget helt særlig! Billedet indeholder symboler på alt det, Johanne er lige nu.
When Johanne turned 15 and hadn't hat her confirmation (a big thing here), she should have her party litterally for all the money. Yet I wanted her to have a present from me too, so I worked on this painting depicting all that she was at that time (to me).

More Giacometti inspiration

Giacometti inspiration 3, 2008, 40x30 cm., Oil on plate

Inspirationen fra Kunstudstillingen i Louisiana fortsatte (og gør det stadig), så det her - der blev ekstra sjovt, fordi jeg opdagede, det havde en vis 3-D effect når det er i halvmørke - blev lavet i samme tidsrum som de 2 foregående, og straks annekteret af Johanne!

Inspiration from the Arts Exhibition in Louisiana continued (and still do) so this one - which stood out as extra fun, 'cause I discovered it had a certain 3-D effect when it's in semi-darkness - got created in the same timeframe as the two previous, and immediately monopolized by Johanne (daughter).

Giacometti inspiration

Solgt!

På en tur til Louisiana med Ishøj Kunstforening, var jeg i vidunderligt selskab med en kunstners værker, som fik min fantasi til at arbejde på højtryk samtidig med, at jeg oplevede at føle en stor ro! Giacometti's figurer var helt fantastisk at se på nært hold og ikke bare på fotos, så dagen efter ræsede jeg ud i Kunstforeningens hus og startede på at male! Nu er det også blevet de første billeder, jeg nogensinde har solgt! Pengene går til pensler og farver.Sold!
On a trip to the artsmuseum Louisiana I came in wonderfull company with an artists works that really got my imagination running all at the same time I experienced an immence calm! Giacometti's statues was totally amazing to witness up front and not only on photos, so the day after the trip I raced out into the house of Ishoej Arts Society and started painting! Now it's also become paintings I've ever sold! Money will be spend on brushes and colours.

Paintings in boxes

Hilde's christmas card, 12x18, acrylic on basalt
Forrestbox, 12x18 cm., acrylic on basalt

Jeg købte figner i små basalt kasser. Det virkede som en god ide at bruge kasserne til noget sjov, så det blev til en kik-kasse med en skov og til et julekort til Hilde. Jeg har sendt flere "kort", men ikke fået fotograferet dem alle.

I bought figs and they came in these little basalt-boxes. It seemed a good idea to use them for something fun they became "watch"-boxes one with a forrest and a christmas "card" for Hilde.

Free Flight - Frit flyvende

Free Flight, 40x30 cm., oil on coated plate

Frit Flyvende; den beskrivelse af, hvordan Harry føler det, når han flyver, genkender jeg fra det faldskærmsudspring, jeg foretog, da jeg blev 30 år gammel. Og det er en af de fedeste oplevelser i mit liv, så det var rimeligt let at "finde" billedet.

Free Flying; that description of how Harry feels when he is flying, I recognize from the parachute jump I had when I turned 30 years old. And it's one of the coolest experiences in my life so it was fairly easy to "find" the image.

Through the Veil - Gennem Sløret

Throught the Veil, 50x50 cm. Oil on Canvas.

Gennem Sløret, en lidt underlig titel på dansk, men i HP-universet er døden et sted beskrevet som en af figurerne, der falder gennem en port med et slør for. I en drøm fik jeg meget klare billeder af, hvad det så ud som på den anden side og det blev til et maleri, som jeg er meget glad for.
Through the Veil, became a little weird for danish translation, but in HP-universe death is described in a place as one of the figures who falls through a veil by the Arch (Sirius dying in MoM - Order of the Phoenix). In a dream I got some very clear pictures of how it looked like on the other side and that became a painting, which I'm very fond of myself.

The Kiss

Endelig fik Harry sit kys og pigen! Jeg får kriller i maven hver eneste gang, jeg læser det kapitel - jeg er et bløddyr, men det er da herligt at tænke sig, at der er noget, der lykkes for helten. Det er endnu et billede, som jeg har arbejdet med i flere omgange, men nu får det igen lov at være færdigt!
Finally Harry got his kiss and the girl! I get a tickle in my stomach each and every time I read that chapter - I'm a softie, but it's certainly great to imagine, that there's something, that works out well for the hero. This is another picture, that I've been working on in more than one round but now it's allowed to be done once again!

Phoenix

Phoenix er selvfølgelig - som navnet siger - inspireret af fugl Fønix, som rejser sig af asken og genopstår efter døden. Jeg er ikke helt glad for billedet endnu, men går og lurer på, hvordan det kan komme til at fungere bedre. Nogengange er jeg bare nødt til at lade et billede være - sådan for tiden! Nu har jeg endelig - tror jeg - fundet løsningen, så billedet passer mig bedre.

Phoenix is obviously - as the name states - inspired by the phoenix bird, who rises from ashes after death. I'm not quite pleased with this painting yet but walks around lurking wondering how it may be functioning better. Sometimes I'm just forced to leave a painting alone - for the time being! Now I've finally - I think - found the solution so the painting suits me better.