The past several days haven't been very artistically productive. However, since this trip to Sweden wasn't solely for the purpose of painting but really intended to spend time visiting with family. So, I'm am pleased at what I've done- no regrets.
Since I leave on Saturday and it takes several days (if not weeks) for my oil paintings to dry, I don't have enough 'drying time' to do another large painting. Instead, sketches and photographs will suffice. My three completed paintings will be rolled up on Thursday and sent back home to Washington.
In other news, all you coffee fans will be happy to hear that I am up to one and a half cups of java a day. And all you tea fans will be happy to hear that I no longer loathe the coffee substitute- in fact, I've developed a small appreciation for it. (What's that!? Hell's frozen over?!???)
The other day, I went to an art show by a Swedish artist named Viktor Paulsson (I searched for a website for him, but couldn't find anything). Anyway, Viktor did an entire art show about bumblebees and how they're proportionally unbalanced and (scientifically speaking) they should be physically incapable of flying- but they fly anyway...an insect miracle. Viktor did an entire series of fabulously detailed pen sketches of these amazing creatures and then painted them using brilliant watercolors. If you get a chance to observe a bumblebee within the next week, I encourage you to do so- and marvel at their miraculous flying abilities.
While we're on the topic of fat bodies and skinny wings (arms), I would like to make a small confession and tell everyone reading this that I've been eating way too many Swedish baked goodies. I'm pretty sure those kladdkakas are going straight to my thighkakas. As a result, I've started running and walking- hopefully this way I won't have to buy myself an extra plane ticket for my ride back home. I can just see my friends and family greeting me when I come back and trying to act like they didn't notice that it looks like I swallowed an entire hotdog stand. "Oh, hey Viv. Wow! You look...uh...great. I...uh... I can tell that Europe was good to you ((maybe TOO good)). Well, gee gotta go."
Speaking of swallowing hotdog stands, has anyone seen a photo of Val Kilmer lately? I did a Google search for him the other day while Kristoffer and I were discussing who we thought was the best Batman. Let's just say that I don't think Val's Batsuit fits him anymore.
With that said, I'll be leaving you with some pictures from the past week or two. Happy Monday, Everyone!
Headlines on July 23
Sketching Some Houses
Chairs: a major source of frustration
Swedish Hymnal. It's impossible to sing and read a foreign language at the same time
Motala Church
Tuva + Juanita= Best Friends
Tuva loves playing with my hair. 
Doodle Session 
Fresh Picked Berries
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