
160728, graphite pencil on paper, 28 x 21 cms

160728, graphite pencil on paper, 28 x 21 cms

160705; graphite pencil on paper, 28 x 21 cms

Waiting for spring temperatures, I relocated from my studio to the graphic department at the Royal Institute of Art; a detour, but a productive one. In painting, I have been blending red, yellow and blue to achieve neutral gray shades. Now, using lithography, I print overlapping fields of the same primary colours in various sequences. The resulting hues are all but neutral, and (more interesting) they turn out very different according to the order in which they’re printed.

red and blue on yellow; litho print on paper

yellow and blue on red; litho print on paper

red and yellow on blue; litho print on paper

Two grayscale drawings; graphite on paper, c. 22 x 28 cms.



Three grayscale drawings; graphite on paper, c. 22 x 28 cms.
…and -5°C in the studio. The heat pump can’t really handle such temperatures, and, well, I could light a fire in the stove – but still, my own energy flow would be directed towards keeping my hands warm, rather than into the virtual space of the large canvas.

So, for the next week I’ll make a detour; into printmaking, perhaps?

Twelve paintings, studies for a next step. One morning I wake up, feeling like falling out of the horizon. Is it possible not to seek beauty? I guess not. Could I hope for expanding my understanding of beauty? I guess.

VERTIGO REALITY CONTINUUM


160106, oil paint on canvas, c. 54 x 54 cms

160105, oil paint on canvas, c. 54 x 54 cms

160104, oil paint on canvas, c. 54 x 54 cms