Category: Paintings
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Digital Sketches
At present, I’m figuring out what to paint next. These are my options. The moon always fascinated me, especially the full moon. I’ve numerous sketches and photos — more or less successful — but this isn’t all bad. You could say that this is a tropical fantasy, I’ve no idea where it came from. Maybe…
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Mask, ‘Sun and Moon’
It took a long time and one fiasco to finish this mask project. My first attempt at the sun didn’t work at all. I hated it but put it in my bookcase facing my desk so that it would confront me every time I sat down to work. For a long time, it just sat…
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Moon and Tree Icon
© HMH, 2020
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New Painting, Yet Untitled
It’s been a while since I last could find time for painting. That made it all the more enjoyable to muck about with colours and brushes. This painting is so new that I haven’t thought of a title — but it’ll come to me. *** © HMH, 2020
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Nude ©Steen Espersen, 1981
My last piece in this miniseries of Steen Espersen’s art is a nude, seen from the back. I selected it because of its tender rendition of the female form. The ink lines and the light brown colour wash creates a feeling that the woman in the picture is alive. *** © HMH, 2020
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Bornholm Landscape © Steen Espersen, 1989
*** The third instalment in my Espersen miniseries is a landscape. Steen was of an old Bornholm family and found a large part of his inspiration in the rocky landscapes. All thing nautical spoke to him and he spent a long time on the easternmost island group in Denmark, painting. Unfortunately, none of his oil…
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Violet String Bird
To continue my miniseries of Steen Espersen’s art, my choice falls on a quirky bird. Steen had considerable humour and showed it in a series of birds. They were ‘portraits’ or caricatures of musician friends. He presented me with this, shortly after I’d joined the Group of Alternative Music, a group of mad musicians that…
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Blue Piano ©Steen Espersen, 1981
Today, my picture isn’t my painting. It’s a treasured possession, painted by a talented artist friend. Sadly, he died far too early, and his art may already be forgotten in his native Denmark. I want to pay homage to a friend, and an inspiration. A generous person, who lost his life, teaching recovering narcomaniacs to…
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Violets
Let us not forget that spring is coming. In these difficult times, it seems more important to keep a positive outlook. Hence, a small reminder that, although nature is up in arms against humanity at present, flowers will still grow and delight our souls. The picture today is a miniature, but I hope it says…
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Untitled Aquarell
© HMH, 1976