I was looking through some old photos last night on my computer and came across some paintings I made a couple of years ago when I spent a few months living on a small island in the west of Norway called Sandsøya.
Like many of the smaller Norwegian islands there are not many people left who are living and working there all year around, Sandsøya only has around 300 people! This makes the place a great escape when one needs some solitude for artistic contemplation, hehe!
Apart from heavy autumn rain storms and a few mouse in the basement the island offered many treats. I was lucky enough to rent a house for close to nothing and became good friends with some of the locals during my short stay. The landscape was absolutely breathtaking and all the seafood I got to indulge in came 50 meters from my front door.
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Photo taken on one of many walks.
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The light was amazing around sunset
The view out my bedroom window.. pretty nice, huh?
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Far between the houses..
In addition I was able to make one of the rooms in the house into a great studio where I painted many smaller works. The scenery was so spectacular from any given angle that during the coldest days I could just stay in the house and paint what I saw outside my window.
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The view from the living room.. A small painting measuring 20 x 25 cm on panel
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One of many Mountains painted at sunset
...And a horse scull that someone had put on one of the old houses...
Hope you enjoy! :-) :-)