Studieskolen summer party

The faculty at Studieskolen pose on the rooftop of the school building in the heart of Copenhagen, June 2019. In the background is the dome of Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken) and in the distance, a wind farm out on the waters of the Øresund.

Poppy heaven

'Tis the season for the humble poppy, and so I've made these quick pastel paintings for the pleasure of working with those gorgeous carmines and vermilions.

I used industrial sand paper, which I found in A2 format at our local Jem og Fix. It was a bright hazard-warning yellow that I wasn't particularly fond of. I tend to avoid the color yellow when I paint, so this enabled me to incorporate something I've always been wary of into my color scheme.

For reference, I used the flowers in our own garden. The photo of the scene below, of a field with the grass mown to one side to form a path, was taken on a trip to the north of Fyn (Funnen) over the Ascension Day weekend.  These are small paintings, about the size of postcards.