3 am

Title: 3 am

Format: 52.7x36.3x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2016

"3 AM" is a painting on a wood board. It is made with acrylic paint.

The original comes forward more delicate and with more light, in the white and in the background color.

The painting is ready for display. It has two small arrangements on the backside. The sides are painted in the same palette. 

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Flowers

Title: Flowers

Format: 52.7x36.3x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

A woman is sitting on a chair, her hands are raised, embracing the hands and the presence of the other person, behind her, a man she, that seems to like and have confidence in. They are both nicely dressed, the scene also involves flowers.  The painting is made with acrylic on a wood plate, using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionist tradition.

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Snowing

Title: Snowing

Format: 36.3x52.7x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

A woman is walking down the stairs, she has a purse in her one hand, a bag in the other. She is nicely dressed with a coat, skirt and high heeled shoes, even though the stairs are covered with snow. I have tried to portray an everyday situation. The women represented expresses that we face our surroundings and the natural in different ways.

The painting is made with acrylic on a wood plate, using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionist tradition. The original has more glow on her legs and small difference in nuances. It has a frame on the backside, with two metal arrangement on each side, and is ready for display

The painting is made with acrylic on a wood plate, using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionist tradition. The original has more glow on her legs and small difference in nuances. It has a frame on the backside, with two metal arrangement on each side, and is ready for display. 

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Portrait of a postmodern housewife

Title: Portrait of a postmodern housewife

Format: 26.5x18.5x2.3cm

Technique: Acrylic on mdf.board

Production year: 2015

The painting portrays one of the many housewives of our postmodern world, which have to take care of their children, their work, pimp their bodies, and their house, nor forget to be perfect wifes for their husbands. Sometimes a postmodern housewife really wants to scream, but she cannot, she is too busy.  

The painting is made on a mdf.board, it belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition. 

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Expression

Title: Expression

Format: 52.6x36.3x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

The painting shows a women, seemingly in confrontation with someone, her body language tells us that she is involved in a discussion. Her figure is portrayed using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition. It has a back frame in wood, the sides are painted black, and there are two metal arrangement on the backside, one on each side for hanging.

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Predators

Title: Predators

Format: 36.3x52.7x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

The painting is made with acrylic paint on a wood board. It shows two women in a party situation, they seem to be dancing or having fun, it looks like a late weekend night at one of the many city clubs. The human figures are portrayed using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition.

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The working man

Title: The working man

Format: 36.3x52.7x1.4cm

Tecnique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

 The man is portrayed using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition.

The painting has a back frame in wood, the sides are paintedgrey. It has to metal arrangement on the backside, one on each side, and can be hung onto the wall as it is.

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Happy days

Title: Happy days (SOLD)

Format: 52.7x36.3x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on woodplate

Production year: 2015

The painting is made with acrylic paint on a wood board. It shows two human figures, one woman, seated, her hand bend like she is looking at something or explain gin something. The other person, a man, is standing behind her, he seems to be both resting and at the same time observing her. They are nicely dressed, like they are attending some party or dinner perhaps. The human figures is portrayed in dissolution or decomposition, using black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition. The original comes out a little lighter in the grey background on the light parts, and bit darker on the dark parts. 

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Stream

Title: Stream

Format 52.6x36.3x1.4cm

Technique: Acrylic on woodboard

Production year: 2015

The painting is made with acrylic paint on a wood board. It shows a human figure, sitting, the body crouched over something in the persons hands. the human figure is portrayed in dissolution or decomposition, using black, white grey and nuances of orange colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition.

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The black (closeness)

Title: The black (closeness)

Format: 36.3x52.7x1.7cm

Technique: Acrylic on wood

Production year: 2015

The painting is made with acrylic paint on a wood board. It shows a human figure, the body portrayed in dissolution or decomposition, using only black, white and grey colors. The painting belongs to a modern expressionistic tradition. The human figure seems to be looking at us, from a place deep within.

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Leaving

Title: Leaving

Format: 60.1x75cm

Technique: Acrylic on plate

Production year: 2015

A woman is standing in a living room, she seems to be experiencing inner emotion or perhaps a kind of calmness. Memories are sometimes buried deep within, in the end they may release you and make it possible to move on in a better direction or give greater understanding. The scene is painted in a rough style, reflecting this energy or unease, confronting yourself with the past or with memories you may had forgotten. The painting could also portray the aftermath of an emotional storm or a struggle finally calming down. 

The painting is painted with acrylic paint on a mdf. plate. It has a back frame in wood, the sides are painted in the same palette. It can be hung onto the wall as it is. The original comes out lighter at the left side, in the grey part where the 'painting is.

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On to work again

Title: On to work again

Format: 40x24.5cm (Paper: 53.5x30.5cm)

Technique: Mixed media

Production year: 2011/15

After a long summer vacation, a rest or retreat, one must return to the duties of life again. Perhaps on has become refreshed, has gained good memories, or regained a spirit to go on. Even though, the walk can, sometimes, feel a little reluctant, or in the mood of really wanting to stay a little bit longer in vacation mood. 

The artwork is made with mixed media technique. The background and the little figure is made through printmaking technique, by hand in printing press, I have also used oil paint.