NUF Congress 2013 - Scandinavian Association of Urology

The passion for painting ...
Figure 5. “Temple in Kyoto”. Canvas130 x 100 cm.
Albeit the smell of linseed oil and turpentine
provides an excellent environment
for creative work I nevertheless moved
from oil colours to acrylic colours during
the late 80s because of the favourably shorter
drying times with the latter medium,
allowing me to finish the painting while the
inspiration was still there. Painting with
acrylic colours has subsequently been the
main tool of my artistic efforts.
So, from where do the painting motifs
come? Usually they do not come from
people around me, because that kind of
models has always appeared too difficult
to me. In the majority of my paintings it is
some impression from nature that I have
tried to interpret. So is for example the
painting in Figure 2 an expression of the
early morning light that can be met during
walking in the forest – also a mental and
life saving procedure. Another example of
impressions from nature is the wood anemones
in Figure 3. It has always been an
advantage for me to combine the painting
with my photographic interest and I always
try to bring a camera for photographs of
possible use for future paintings.
The sea has always been an attractive
source of inspiration and one example of
that is the 3 x 1 m sea view that is mounted
on the wall in the garden to our house in
Linköping. (Figure 4).
Various more or less spectacular sceneries
have been collected during travelling
abroad. Figure 5 shows a temple in Kyoto
in Japan.
What has happened to all paintings produced
over the years? They have gone in
different directions. Several paintings have
been sold during four exhibitions held in
Stockholm (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011).
A few have been sold abroad and some
paintings can be found in Karolinska University
hospital. One example of that is
the painting in Figure 6 that can be found
in the Tiselius library of the department
of urology in Huddinge. But of course a
substantial number of paintings can still
be found in my cellar.
Although my days also after my official
retirement so far have been filled by professional
activities of various kinds, I still
hope to find the time necessary for further
painting attempts.
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