We arrived home from Norway just two weeks ago. Before we left I did a couple of small sketches for our server and a couple from Turkey that we met at Fjellskål Restaurant. I was looking forward to being back home so I could do more acrylic painting. Acrylic paintings take a lot more time…
Some different sights of Norway
Every trip and every travel destination have their iconic places and views, yet it is the surprises that add the seasonings that make it memorable. Here are a few from our visits to Norway this year. I did this sketch of the Troll King at The Troll Museum in Tromsø last June. The Norse troll…
The gift of surprise in Bergen
The good traveler has the gift of surprise. W. Somerset Maugham On Thursday in Bergen discovery was the entree, surprise the piece de resistance. We started the day by discovering that there is amazing beauty in the fiords of Norway. Our travel in the far north was a stark arctic desert beauty, Oslo did not…
From Van Gogh to Munch
It is Thursday morning in Bergen, Norway, 1,250 miles from Saint Remy in Provence. I learned a lot from Van Gough in Saint Remy. During our time in Oslo, on the way to Bergen, I was exposed to Edward Munch, the prolific Norwegian painter famous for The Scream. Here is one more of the Van…
What about Norway?
This week we have been in Oslo; tomorrow morning we catch an early train to Bergen. This train is considered one of the most beautiful routes in the world, so we are looking forward to it. Even though there’s some Norwegian blood in my veins, I’ve never been particularly inclined to visit Norway. Yet I’ve…
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