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Coffee and sketching with my friends

Last Sunday, my sketching friends and I met up at Kulturhuset just off Sergels torg. It’s in the centre of Stockholm.

We were sitting in the large café on the 3rd floor. Some of us sat by the large windows looking down into the square. Plattan. The square gives you the urge to walk quickly through it. If you want, you can buy some drugs from the dealers in the shadows. You can also demonstrate against something that is unjust. There are no trees, no sign of nature anywhere, the wind bites.

The coffee, the carrot cake and the good company cheered me up a little. I was happy with the sketch too, it captured the moment.

Title: Plattan 17 x 13 cm.

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akvarell watercolor Watercolour

A studio painting of Djurgårdens canal

Every autumn the canal on Djurgården here in Stockholm becomes spectacularly beautiful. I noticed that the left hand side of the composition was cool and the people were in the shade. The trees on the other side of the canal were flaming reds and yellows. I tried to capture it, the impression I feel when I visit each year. I’ll probably paint the scene a few more times until I feel satisfied. I think this is a good start though.

Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen 52 x 34 cm

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Sketch watercolor Watercolour

The suitcase seller


I met up with my sketching friends and had coffee (fika) at Gretas café. Wet snow, grey sky and a bleak town square. It was nice to sit indoors and watch the world through glass windows. All seven of us sketched, it was lovely. ( 12 x 18 cm )

A watercolour of a suitcase seller on Hötorget, Stockholm.

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Happy New Year!

I spent a few hours on new year’s eve with my dear sketching friends. It was too cold to meet outside so we sketched in the Central Station. My little painting is 18 x 11 cm in size.

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akvarell watercolor Watercolour

A windy experience in the Stockholm archipelago

Finally, finally, I have managed to complete the editing of this video. It was originally filmed in October 2023 on the island of Utö in the Stockholm archipelago. There was plenty of wind, rain and frustration. 🙂

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akvarell museum watercolor Watercolour

A visit to the Natural History Museum

A wonderful day at the Natural History Museum in Stockholm with Daniel Luther . Daniel Luther

When the weather becomes too cold to paint outdoors, then museums are a great alternative. Ironically, one can’t escape the darkness, my headlamp helped.

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akvarell Plein air watercolor Watercolour

Afternoon painting in Sandhamn

This was the second and final painting of the day. It’s basically the view towards Finland from Sandhamn which lies in the Stockholm outer archipelago. The water was flat calm, and the colours were just beautiful as the sun set. The temperature dropped as it got dark, which was just after three o’clock. Nowhere was open on the island, so I sat on a bench and did my best to keep myself warm until the ferry came at five. I had a beer on the journey home, I felt I had earned it. 😁

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akvarell Plein air watercolor Watercolour

Morning painting in Sandhamn

I spent the day in Sandhamn on Monday. It was under 3 degrees all day. Challenging, especially trying to get the watercolours to dry. But luckily I had my heat gun with me. It takes a certain amount of practice not to burn the painting. This was the morning watercolour. I painted in the afternoon too. It was a great day, but pretty cold.

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akvarell Plein air watercolor Watercolour

Stockholm reflections

Stockholm reflections 29.10.2024. The weather is still relatively warm for this time of year. 🙂