Drawing classes

First up this year is three weeks of drawing classes. Luckily we have the same teacher as last year, and have started out with individual projects as to our own heart. Having this great premises I have been very happy to start drawing directly on one of the walls in the studio! It is really great to see one of my scenes go really big... And going bigger gives openings for new twists - it is so much fun I have trouble sleeping at night. Have started drawing out the outlines on the wall with a pencil - as you will see from the below. Unfortunately very bad pictures - not easy to take a picture of pencil lines on an uneven wall, but maybe you will get a small idea on where I am going.. -To be continued!

First assignment - Mantra

This years warming-up task was a visual of our own interpretation of mantra. Since the terrible attack in Oslo and Utøya in July I have been using a new affirmation - translating to something like this in English; Love and security are my leading stars. As I feel mantras and affirmations has some of the same purposes in life, I decided to use the words KJÆRLIGHET (eng: love) and TRYGGHET (security) written in the form of a smile as my mantra-assignment. (I'll take a picture of it or get it scanned later...)

I like working with words and forms to emphasize the meaning, and look forward to testing it more. Could maybe work as graffiti? I really do like street art... -Hopefully to be continued.....

My second year has started!

The weekend-break lasted all summer... Anyway, now I'm back and looking forward to share this year at Oslo and Akershus university collage of applied sciences (terribly long name...) with YOU!

We are 17 students in our class, and have the pleasure of having our own studio in the center of Oslo. The whole second floor and the attic is at our disposal, together with the third year students.

There is great light in the main room, due to the glass ceiling. The building was originally built for the Norwegian Mapping Authority, and has been in use from 1879. Oslo National Academy of the Arts have had the building from 1980 until HIOA took over over only last year. Look at the beautiful room and ceiling from the inside below.