Fear Art No More

Thank you!

Fear of Art Extension has begun!

We are almost done with all preparations, woohoo!! Looking forward to seeing you at 15.30. It's time for Fear of Art Extension!

BLUE

Hmm, taking a little longer than expected. But LOVE blue.
If I can't have blue skies, I'll just paint my canvases blue...

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The evening ( read: night session) begins. I'm puzzled with the colours I want for my last painting. I don't like purple, but somehow I've ended up with having o.n.l.y purple on my mind. Bizarre - I have not even listened to Prince.

/Nneeek

and the inspiration began...

I went to a concert friday night, and I was utterly mesmerized by the guitarist. He was careless, arrogant, and oh so alluring (!) He was there, but not really there...and the inspiration began...

/Nneeek

paint-teaser

/Nneeek

Don't come looking for details...

I have always been very impressed with people who have an eye for details. Some people just know that you need to add some coriander to spice up a sauce, or that you need some extra inches of fabric in order to get the perfect length on a pair of pants. Well, perhaps not the best examples to get my point across, but you know what I'm trying to say. Unfortunately, this has never been, and will probably never be a strength of mine.

I always start out with a pen, marking specific details and shadows ( thinking to myself; this time I will focus more on the small significant things), but when I start painting - I just get too excited.

I want colours < subtract neon colours>, I want to feel the layers of paint, I want splish, I want splash....

Suddenly, traces of initial characteristics are gone. However, something new appears. I usually don't like it in the beginning, but after a while of contemplating; - Yeah, I did good ( real good?)!

/ Nneeek

Homemade amputation

If you are planning to spend an evening challenging your motorical skills by painting small, small patterns, you should NOT start that evening with a long strawl along Scandinavian weathered streets. Just as you know.

Not even Selbuvotten could save me. I am waaaay behind schedule and dream about owning an easel. Lying on the floor painting is not an ergonomic halleluja experience, I have noticed. And if you add...subtract fingers from that scenario. Suffering for art!

Slowly, slowly, slooowly

The hours/days/weeks are passing by, and I am sitting/crawling/lying in the same position, painting the same square cm of my huuuuuuuge canvas. After 30 years of experience, I should have known that I am far too far into details to start this project with a 1 x 1m painting...

Puh, struggeling late hours, and sleeping even harder than before on the train to Denmark every day. But my floor looks very fancy nowadays and my me feels very arty. So, worth it!

Bottles and Brainstorms

Our bi-monthly brainstorming dinner tonight was a success, and now even more plans for the show have emerged. New action items! Excited!!

Issues

Wohoo, been listening to Alexis Weak and painting all afternoon - Yes!

Been dancing around, splashing some colours on "her" face. She doesn't look cool nor content, which was my initial idea.

I'll be working on her confidence issues...

/Nneeek

Who is it and what is the story?

I've always found a mystique in painting faces. The mélange between creating a real and a imaginary person is captivating. Who is it and what is the story?

/Nneeek

The canvases are not completely white anymore

It feels good to finally be using the brushes and pencils again. Today I am thinking colors.

Viktor

A preview of impressions of Rajasthan in graphite

WELCOME

This is our little “workshop blog”. Here, we will upload posts to uncover where we are in the creative work process. What has been done, what has not been done and how we feel about it...

The idea for a pop-up art exhibition came out of a joint interest for creating. We had all enjoyed painting, drawing etc. in the past, but never took the time to do it anymore. How come? Does stuck in everyday life ring a bell?! Stepping out of our comfort zone was necessary to resume our enthusiasm for creating.

By throwing a pop-up art exhibition, we do not only step out of our comfort zone, we basically run into a frighting, anguishing unknown territory; Fear of Art Extension.