Swedish Love Birds

Made this for two amazing friends who recently got married.

A Different Type of Canvas...

How I love a good deal! Found a lot of vintage wood plates on ebay and thought they would be perfect to do my rosemaling work on. Have two completed and thought I would share my finished work ;) Working on something that wasn't a 'canvas' was so much fun. I also felt like it showed the originality of Norwegian Rosemaling. Love this form of art and love sharing it!

Latest on Rosemaling

So, this is a post that is long overdue (pictures included)! I have been focusing a lot of my time on rosemaling and working on new designs. I still do watercolor and sumie, but I've been having more fun with the rosemaling art form. The four pictures in this post are of a variety of colors and designs. Here are some fun facts on Rosemaling (to also help you understand the different designs): Fact 1: Each region in Norway had different Rosemaling styles. The most famous being Telemark, Hallingdal and Rogaland. Fact 2: Rosemaling from Telemark is recognized for its central "C" design with "S" shapes/ strokes built from it. Telemark rosemaling is known for its graceful lines and elegant strokes. It is also known for the beautiful, fantasy-like flowers. This form also often uses asymmetrical designs and is painted in transparent colors. Fact 3: Hallingdal Rosemaling uses more of a bold design. Not as much shading and uses symmetrical designs. Hallingdal rosemaling is also more commonly painted on a warm red/ orange background or a deep blue. Fact 4: Rogaland Rosemaling is known for its flowers. Such flowers as tulips, daisies and roses. For this rosemaling type, flowers are the center. The background on Rogaland rosemaling is often dark colors with opaque colors on the front. Hope this helps in understanding a little bit about rosemaling, an art form with a rich history background. Enjoy the pictures!

Running Horses 2

A "better" picture (don't own the best cameras and the picture still isn't flattened all the way) of the "Running Horses" picture. Though I still think that in person it looks WAY better. Just one of those pictures that you have to see in person ;) The picture is 18" by 20"...can't wait until I get it matted.

Running Horses 1

This here is just a glimpse of my latest art piece. I just took a quick picture so it is nothing formal. Just thought I would share :)

More to come!

Matted Artwork

Running horse watercolor in a Navy 11 x 15 mat (8 x 10 picture)

Watercolor Buddy in a Brick 16 x 20 Mat (11 x 15 picture)

Watercolor~Horse Continued..

My latest idea (thanks to my mom)...watercolor artwork of your beloved horse. I am willing to create a watercolor artwork based on a picture of your horse. I am providing an example of an artwork I just finished of my past horse Buddy...

Picture of Buddy I based off of

Finished art piece :) Enjoy!