About
I am 38 years old and a self-taught artist from Gothenburg. Today I live with my wife and child in the south of Sweden. When I was young I painted a lot and was determined to become an artist, but somewhere on the path of growing up I lost art making. Since then I have been occupied with other creative things, mainly music. A few years ago I rediscovered painting, and now I have the means I was lacking before, emotional drive, focus and courage to pursue painting as a career.
The shipyard
Inspiration
I draw inspiration from nature. I grew up by the sea which informs my painting the most. The ocean, flora and fauna, marine objects and buildings, boats. Things marked by age. I wish to make beautiful pictures that resonate. I find painting to be a useful practise to not limit myself, to diminish the ego. I also draw inspiration from the relationship between nature and rationality. I believe that the drive in our society to overcome nature and the difficulty to subdue to the terms of nature is an important issue. I believe art and art making can react to and counter this. Artists in my family inspire me as well. My great grandfather was a painter. He made everything himself, from creating his own oil colors to building frames. My great uncle is an accomplished sculptor working in America.
Self-taught, no formal art education.
Exhibition at Artist Arena Showroom 11 march - 23 march 2026.
Brushes, spatulas and various tools on canvas and paper, acrylic, oil, pastels, pencil.
I am developing my process of painting abstracted landscapes. I make sketches from the landscape and from memory, constantly searching for ideas for colours and compositions, which I then try to capture onto canvas and paper.
Works for sale (3)
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