Squirl Collection: Paintings from Norway

The Cliff Face

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

I painted this while sitting on the dock on the island of Birgida, in Southern Norway, near Brekkesto. Each day we would jump off the dock and swim across the channel to the cliff, climb up a short ways, and stare down into the deep green water below, then swim back.

Seaweed and Reflections

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

I painted this while sitting on my friend's dock, looking West. Tried to get across the intensity of the sparkles amidst the seaweed and small ripples bouncing into the rocks.

The Forest Looking South

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

I painted this detailed piece while talking with friends. I took my timek, creating many layers, and added shadows as the light changed.

Moving Sky

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

A quick sketch of the clouds, the sky, the movement.

The Boathouse

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

This is a painting of the side of the boathouse, where I slept during my sojourn on the island of Birgida in Southern Norway. I loved painting (and observing) the ripples and shadows under the dock...

Across the Shallows

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

This is a painting of the forest, looking across the shallows, from the island of Birgida, in Southern Norway.

Midnight Sunset

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

A fast, washy painting of the sun setting, made at about 10:30pm at night while sitting on the dock on the island of Birgida.

Midnight Sunset II

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

A quick washy sketch of the midnight sunset, looking West, on the island of Birgida in Southern Norway.

Trees and Skerry Landscape

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

This painting was painted from on top of the island next to Birgida, near Brekkesto. Rich green trees and the afternoon's fading light...

Skerry Landscape

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

This painting, more abstract with its use of broad swatches of color, is of the skerry landscape looking South, near Brekkesto and the island of Birgida in Southern Norway.

Two Seagulls

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

These two sentinels spent a lot of time on this mostly submerged rock, near my friend's summer house near Brekkesto. A late night (10:30pm) sketch as the midnight sun set.

Boathouse, Dock and Boat Near Brekkesto

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

This painting has a more earthy palette than some of the other ones I created while I was in Norway.

Norwiegan Farmhouse

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:44:10 +0000

I painted this small piece while sitting on a granite overlook, looking South, on an island near Brekkesto, on the South Coast of Norway.