When I meet new people, one of the things I automatically look for is if I can see traces of "their soul" in their eyes.  The scariest thing is when I don't. People like that make me feel uneasy. I've figured those people are often unsure about themselves and they've hidden their true selves behind very thick layers of  /jealousy/white lies/trying to be something they're not. It makes them unpredictable, and they often hurt others along the way. Have you ever gotten that feeling from a person while looking into their eyes? Do you stay away from people like that or do you try to help them peel off those thick layers?

This is one of the postcards I designed for Postales desde el Limbo in 2002. We are all part of the same world. Made from the same particles. And even though we sometimes feel like we are so very different from each other - we are all one. You are in the world and the world is in you. 

Lots of scattered philosophic thoughts this Friday night! Have a nice weekend everyone :) 

It looks like I am going to Barcelona in less than a month. Forgot my bikini there last time so I must get it back haha. But most important, I’d like to visit people there I hold dear. And maybe watch some art.

(Last time in BCN - two pale blondes who love to run plus a bikini on the loose)

Barcelona is an art paradise. But what I really would like to visit is the Salvador Dalí museum outside Girona. The building has eggs on the roof, how cool is that! And the paintings must be amazing to watch.

Also, I would like to make an art experiment/live performance on Las Ramblas (big tourist street), if the weather allows it. I have so many ideas, and too little time :)

As they say in Spain - qué ganaaaaaas!

 

Sharing this since I know it is interesting to see progress pictures!

Don't give up on your projects, slow progress is still progress.

I must admit, I don't like inviting people here because it is 'my space' and it feels very private. When I work on a painting I go though several stages. At lets say stage 2 it might look really ugly. I know how it will look like, or is supposed to look like in the end, but when people see them at that stage they tend to throw their opinion on me and critique a lot even though I haven't asked for it. Should I really have to 'defend' what I am doing? It's something completely different if I ask for their opinion myself.

Would be interesting to know if other painters felt that way too.

...and we can skip the second part of the sentence!

Having friends around the world I should make a little extra effort in keeping in contact. But I am here even if you don't hear from me. Just wanted to get that off my chest!

Friday night and I'll leave you with one of the big questions. Have a great weekend everyone!

I hang them on the wall, put them on the easel or lay them on the table. Either I sit down or I stand up. I turn them around and upside down. I study them from up close and far behind.

Sometimes I get extremely tired of them and just want to throw them in the garbage and other times I look at them and it feels quite ok, even good! But I'm never 100% satisfied, ever.

(The pic is not from today, this one is finished!)

This one is called the knight and the virgin and it portrays the first touch. It really gives me the chills! She looks like a young child and he is a pervo. Yes I know that this was the way it was back then, but still...

It also reminds me a little of the innocent and pure 15 years old Game of Thrones character Daenerys and her creepy warrior boyfriend who takes her virginty.

Even though I get this creepy feeling watching it (or maybe because of it) I find this painting very intriguing. The symbolism is great and the red and steel against the white is very powerful.

O, not to forget, the painter is Richard Bergh and the painting is from 1897. The photo is from a book I bought last Saturday called "Gamla Bildbekanta" by Gunnar Dahmen.