Monday, 7 November 2016

Norway trip Peace Painting Workshops - Torsdag

Sunrise in Herøy

The Seven Sisters from Tone's hus
The Seven Sisters are a mountain range normally enjoyed from a fjord cruise.


This mountain looks like a man's face


With artist / kunstneren Tone Toft

Tone, Bjorn and myself

Hyggelig

In Tone's studio / atelier, in an old school

In Tone's studio / atelier

Peace Painting on the ferry.

I loved the cartoon style of this Peace Painting on the ferry.
I skolen Herøy, Peace Paintings are exhibited along the corridors at the Bibliotek.


Peace Painting at Herøy skole

Peace Painting at Herøy skole
At the school in Herøy Peace Painting workshops involved a group of fourteen year old refugee boys from Afghanistan. 

En norsk bok
They spoke very good Norwegian / De snakke veldig god norsk.


Peace Painting workshop





Peace Painting
This one on the left had the theme of a river with a bridge, going from nothing to a house, which worked well, and reminded me of the style of Philip Guston.


This boy painted a somewhat chaotic house that looks as though it's on fire.
He wasn't happy with it, so he then painted a second painting, in which the same colours were used for the curtains, for a cosier home.


The Northern Lights :-p

We finished Peace Painting to catch the ferry at 4.00p.m.
We learnt that the refugees will have to return to Afghanistan.
On the drive back to Catrine's, we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights.
Unfortunately, my camera isn't good enough to capture them!!

Peace Painting in Norway Ønsdag

Waking up to this veldig vakkert landskapp

Hyggelig
The drive from Catrine's to visit artist Inger-Hilde Nyrud 

Heilhornet
Passing Heilhornet 







Children playing
 Meeting artist / kunstneren Inger-Hilde Nyrud at her home / hjemme and studio / atelier in Bronnoysund. 


Meeting kunstneren Inger-Hilde Nyrud in her home and studio in Brønnøysund 

With Inger-Hilde Nyrud

On the way to Herøy
Waiting for the ferry
There were three ferries to Heroy


Another Norwegian church

The Seven Sisters
 The Seven Sisters (not in Wales!) 
Waiting for the last ferry.



The Seven Sisters

On the ferry to Herøy

Vi gar til Herøy

View of the Seven Sisters from the ferry

Selfie with the Seven Sisters

The evening's meal - courtesy of the Sami people - tusen takk!


Bjorn's tent-making workshop.

Reindeer with lingonberry sauce and homegrown potatoes

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/norway-reindeer-lightning-weather/

Tone and Bjorn live and work in an old school in Herøy

"Lenin" Bjorn spends a lot of time in Russia.