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ELIN ERIKSON - OIL PAINTING

Yet another year ahead

12/31/2014

Maggie and I want to wish you all a crazy good New Year!!!

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Art guide: Whats on Madrid?

12/31/2014

I've scanned the Internet to see what's happening in the art world in Madrid now that I'm going. We have the big museums Reina Sofia, Prado and Thyssen, and then we have a set of Foundations which have some great temporary exhibitions from time to time; la Caixa and Mapfre being two of them.

To the right: Selfie outside Thyssen at the vernissage of the pre-opening of the Munch-year. Now they are showing American Impressionism and an exhibition about the designer Givenchy at Thyssen. (see below)

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At Prado we have Goya and Tiziano to name a few:

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This is what's being exhibited at Reina Sofia:

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Mapfre is offering an exhibition about Sorolla:

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Then we have an exhibition with royal portraits offered by Patrimonio Nacional. I'm almost a little ashamed to admit it, but the royal history isn't really my thing. BUT there is one painting I'd love to see and that is the one with Juan Carlos and his family by the myth and oh-so-talented Antonio López.

The Princess Cristina, the second from the left, is (or was at least) working for la Caixa Foundation. I saw her at the vernissage of one of their exhibitions once.

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As you can see, there is quite a few exhibitions to choose from. Or maybe I'll just go to Prado or Reina Sofia to watch their permanent collections. Since there are so many good temporary exhibitions I never really take my time to do that.

The key to happiness

12/28/2014

What kind of heart do you see?

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The power of the mind is amazing, you want a positive life? Replace sad thoughts with happy thoughts and negative associations with positive associations <3

The color of snow

12/27/2014

And then the winter came.

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WIP - oil on paper

12/26/2014

I worked on this one during summer time, and now I feel like it is time to continue on it. I got to a stage where I was painting, changing and repainting the face, without getting the right expression. Now I'm going to give it another try and see if I can capture the essence of this person.

It is an oil on paper, a little bigger than A3.

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Jeans skirt with a white buckle:

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Eloy Morales & a trip to Madrid

12/25/2014

Miraculously I got picked as a winner of this drawing by Eloy Morales at Christmas Eve. I've written about this painter at various times before, I even wrote in a post last year that one of my long-term wishes was to see his work and to meet him. I'm a big fan of his work and if you don't already follow him on Instagram you really have to check out his account: eloymorales73. The picture below is a repost from there, I hope it is ok to publish it like this..

Anyways, I'm going back to Madrid and I'm personally going to pick it up <3

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I'm going to find the best darn place to hang it!!!

Christmas crackers

12/25/2014

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1. Did you know the reason why gingerbread have such a nice color - they suntan of course!

2. Merry Christmas from Maggie and I <3

Now the Christmas celebrations continue; one more night and a little tomorrow and then it is over. I'm going to tell you about the best Christmas gift in a bit, I'm so excited about it and you will soon understand why :) Dreams do come true - "those who don't believe in magic will never find it" (R.Dahl)

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A very merry Christmas!

12/23/2014

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WIP

12/21/2014

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I have a dream...

12/19/2014

I have had this idea in my mind for years, but I've never succeeded in fulfilling it. It is an idea I've developed from something I've read in a Paolo Cuelho book. I want to be able to love and openly show affection for all the people around me without expecting any kind of appreciation in return. What a happier place earth would be if everyone did that. <3 It's just so damn hard!