ABOUT ME

I started to paint in 2012 after a course at a convent in Umbria, Italy.

I have to express myself in an artistisc way of some kind. Before I started to paint, I was a textile artist, weaving large wallhangings.

I live and paint in Kirkenes, Finnmark Norway. Having grown as an artist, I want to express some of the landscape and the surroundings of where I live. 

 

I also want to convey my inner landscape using colours and shapes, both abstract and more naturalistic. All the time I`m testing out new techniques in my paintings, which make my expressions change. I emphasize most of all the use of strong and vibrant colours in my paintings, hoping to give the viewer an experience of joy and happiness. I find inspiration everywhere, in nature, in colours, shapes, photos, music and at other artists.

 

It is a must for me to paint and to express myself artistically. It gives me so much joy and energy that not to paint is not an alternative.

 

Anne Brit Nordahl