Werenskiold
The next stop on this mini-tour of the history of Norwegian art is painter and illustrator Erik Werenskiold...
Tidemand and Gude
This painting, Brudeferden i Hardanger (the bridal voyage in the Hardanger fjord), hangs in the National Gallery in...
Dahl
Johan Christian Dahl (1788-1857) is the 'father' of Norwegian painting. He was the first Norwegian artist to gain...
Trondheim
I'm inside this building, the tallest wooden house in Norway, as I type this blog entry. I'm in...
Dugnad
Things are progressing. In the building where I live, an old shop unit is being turned into our...
Practising
There is no major exposition in this week's entry. I've been in seclusion, practising for the upcoming live...
Arbeid
("Work"). I have been unemployed long enough to realize I don't really want a proper job and money...
Grünerløkka
I have just moved apartment in Oslo. I am now two tram stops north, in an area called...
Salvatore
The story goes that one evening in 1998 some Norwegian musicians were listening to the 1970s German group...
Valg 2005
("Election 2005"). The single word in this newspaper headline, maktskifte, means "power-shift" and this announces that the reigning...