Paintings

# 50 Dawn with challenges

In this surrealistic painting, I have a clear message. It’s about our environmental challenges, both manmade disasters and natural.

Acrylic on canvas 50 x 61 cm

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# 46 Prekestolen

Preikestolen or Prekestolen (English: ‘The Pulpit Rock’, ‘Pulpit’, or ‘Preacher’s Chair’) is a tourist attraction in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres (1,982 ft) above Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff, there is an almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 ft × 82 ft). Preikestolen is located near the western part of the fjord and on its northern side.

Tourism at the site has been increasing in the early 21st century, with 150,000 and 200,000 visitors in 2012,[2] making it one of Norway’s most visited natural tourist attractions. BASE jumpers often leap from the cliff. Due to its increased popularity, the most used path to the site (a 3.8-kilometre (2.4 mi) long hike) was improved by Nepalese Sherpas in 2013.

Acrylic on canvas 46 x 55 cm

Ref #46 Prekestolen

#31 The dragon and its model

This painting has an article in my blog posts, where you can read more about the exciting story and historical facts behind Norway’s oldest stave church. I discovered something that seems quite apparent when you first see it. However, perhaps it was never mentioned before, as far as I know.

Acrylic on canvas 80 x 100 cm

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#45 Nesebar by Night

Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur, Bulgarian: Несебър, pronounced [nɛˈsɛbɐr]) is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts in the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the «Pearl of the Black Sea», Nesebar is a prosperous city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The small city exists in two parts separated by a narrow human-made isthmus with the ancient part of the settlement on the peninsula (previously an island), and the more modern section (i.e. hotels, later development) on the mainland side. The older part bears evidence of occupation by various civilisations throughout its existence.

It is one of the Black Sea’s most prominent tourist destinations and seaports. It has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is immediately north of Nesebar.

Nesebar has, on several occasions, found itself on the frontier of a threatened empire, and as such, it is a town with a rich history. Due to the city’s abundance of historic buildings, UNESCO came to include Nesebar in its list of World Heritage Sites in 1983

Acrylic on canvas 46 x 55 cm

Ref #45 Nesebar by Night

Eidet

These buildings are part of a former facility for timber transportation on the Glomma River delta near Visterflo Lake, Norway. Besides the ancient history of this place, I found it very intriguing and challenging to depict the light and shadows flowing everywhere. Indeed, it is a magical place to experience worthy of all my efforts.

Acrylic on canvas 80 x 80 cm

PS. You can get more acquainted with Eidet in one of my blog articles; click here

Eidet – sea sheds

These old wooden buildings lie nearly in the water, and the wall paint is worn in the bottom part. This was a late evening in the fall, and everything glowed in the sun.

Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm