Manholes as a table

Came across a whole bunch of abandoned and rusty
manholes and manholecovers in Sofienbergparken
the other evening. The full vision was strikingly
beautiful - I wish I could take with me a piece - maybe
to use as a table, if I could make a table top on -
unfortunately the manhole was too heavy to carry.
Such beautiful textures and rusty colors...mm.

A roof to die for

I am both inspired and amazed after a visit

to a really cozy restaurant with great decor

and surroundings in Stockholm last week...

There was a high ceiling, that had a worn

appearance with lots of texture. Beautiful art

on the walls, chandeliers and old mirrors gave

me lots of interior ideas, at Restaurant Pelikan.

New street art

Came across some new street art just one block
away from my street. Really enjoyed looking at it.
The artist name is Ian Dent. Incredibly good and
talented and some of the better street art I've
seen in a long time. Wow!

The Factory

I am both fascinated and inspired after a visit to

the old factory at Øvre Eiker that is transformed into

an well known artist´s studio. Approximately 7 meters

below the roof, rusty pipes textures mixed with streetart

on the walls - addition to massive amounts of other

art materials. Absolutely astounding.

Mexican haciendas

Look at the colours on these 2 houses (remind you

that this is from a poor neighboorhood with no fancy

stuff around) I have photographed in Mexico!

For inspiration.........

Textures

These are a glimse of what I managed to snapped during
my short visit to Skagen Museum.

Some great colours on the side of a sculpture in the garden

that reflect what time and weather can create.

Skagen chair

See how time has worn on this sweet antique chair I found in Anna Anchers house in Skagen.

For inspiration...

A bit different

Just came home from a trip to Skagen.

The city's distinctive character is the old yellow brick houses,

and gardens are as usually very well-kept.

I came across a house with a garden that were slightly different.

Check out the worn blue door on the left and the bright turquoise

door to the right.

Brick Lane door

Look at the amazing textures and streetart colours on this photo

I have taken of a door in Brick Lane, London.

Raw beauty...

Containers

Is it possible to get inspiration, both when it comes to create art or redecorate our living room from a container? Trash for some - inspiration and art for other people.

Look at the rusty and amazing colours! They give me inspiration to colourwash on one of my walls or on a canvas.

Please find this brief explanation of the technique colourwashing:

To build up translucent layers of colour, one colour on top of the other.

The technique means that one or two thin layers is added on top of a basic background colour to create a translucent, soft rank and colour effect. The thin layers may be shades of the same colour or carefully selected colour combinations. You can both use oil-based or water-based paint. The color on the wall becomes stronger the more layers you paint.
Please try this at home!

Saw table

A friend have this Art deco table that he modified with an old corroded saw blade.The saw blade was found abandoned in a carpark in the middle of Oslo.On the table there's an installation of a rusty, broken car part and rusty object he found at the beach.

Rusty, worn and amazing

Look at the amazing textures and colours on these photos I have taken of walls and doors just around my neighboorhood blocks and in my backyard.I especially fancy the way the rusty details break through the worn colours. My wishlist is a whole wall in my apartment that is reminiscent of these, or on a big canvas in my living room.

Something to work with....

Terracotta pots project

I like my terracotta pots with a well used and old look. Terracotta pots become amazing works of art when they are really old and have a worn appearance. But who has time to wait that long?

Nicely aged terracotta pots you can buy in stores are expensive!

Some I have helped by using filler and various oil colours.

A couple of easy, but relatively time-consuming tips are digging pots down in the earth for a while. But it takes quite a long time before they transform into antiqued look pots.

Give the pots lots of water, and the chalk content found in the terracotta will give a nice patina..

The best tip is to use a homemade mixture of plain yogurt and cut up some moss from the garden. Apply the mixture to your pots and let them stand outside in the shade for a couple of weeks. This will add som nice character and give your terracotta pots an antique look.

Ibiza streetsign

Nice rusty streetsign!

Still life - My hallway

The flower pot - a found treasure. I got this beautiful pot for 2 euros at a local fleamarket last week.

Got an old gold-coloured brothel-looking mirror from a friend, a white coat of paint and it looked so much better.
A rather dull looking cupboard was bought for ten euros at a local secondhand store. A sloppy paintjob and replaced the handles - and voila!

Doors from Sardinia

Some inspiring doors I came across on my trip to Sardinia last year.

The Mediterranean climate gives worn and exciting colors and structures.

I especially fancy the way the rusty details break through turquoise and teal blue nuances.

Mexican doors

Some amazing doors I photographed at my trip to Mexico last fall. Inspiring worn colours and structures. These beautiful Mexican style colours had been fantastic on my wall (using colour wash technique) or on canvas.