Preparations and free prints, Skördefesten 2011

Some of the paintings for this year's Harvest Festival and my exhibition "Invitation: Take a Walk Inside My Head - Portraits of Women" is in place:

Pearl
Me, Myself and Mumrik
Portrait of a Woman
The Shape of Things

There will also be some free postcard sized prints of DreamEye Ragdoll so make sure to stop by Nyströms Skoaffär on Storgatan in Borgholm and get yours. :D

Sneak Peeks!

Some sneak peeks of a few paintings (acrylics and gouache) that I'm thinking about using for this weekend's exhibition. Haven't decided how many or which ones, that will probably be decided on location on Wednesday but these are my top candidates. ^_^

Sneak peek: The Touch of Illusions

Sneak peek: Cotton Candy

Sneak peek: The Shape of Things

Sneak peek: Portrait of a Woman

Sneak peek: Me, Myself and Mumrik

Sneak peek: Pearl

And don't forget to drop by Nyströms Skoaffär if you're in Borgholm this weekend ;) This is how excited Ernie was about the paintings:

Education

When it comes to education I've pretty much always followed my heart. I have this philosophy that if it all comes crashing down, atleast you can say that you went for something you really wanted. Picking something based on what other people say or because you're afraid of what other's might think just isn't good enough and you will most likely regret it big time further down the line. And don't despair if you don't understand everything from the start because:

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."
- Will Durant

Bachelor's degree, major courses/areas
Form & Design
Image & Media Education
Art History A
Art History B
Art History C (in progress)

Paris American Academy
Course: Fine Arts
*Painting
*Drawing & Composition
*Color
*Perspective
*Art History
*French

Honoluly Academy of Arts
*Ceramics: Surface
*Ceramics: Creative Clay
*Jewelry with an Attitude

Hawaii Pacific University
*Art of Asia
*French I

Literature
*History of Literature A
*Fantasy Literature: Harry Potter
*Children's Literature: Astrid Lindgren's Authorship
*Children's Literature: Introduction to Children's Literature

Secondary School
The Art & Design program

Skördefesten, exhibition, theme: portraits of women

I didn't think I'd have the time to put something together in time for Skördefesten (The Harvest Festival) on my home island Öland but I thought I should give it a try anyway and see how it turns out so now I'll be showing a few pieces in my hometown Borgholm. Very spontaneous, I like that a lot. :D My friends have a lovely little shoe store on (the tiny) Main Street where my work will be shown over the weekend (thank you Britt and Göran!), so pop by if you're in the neighborhood. All the stores will be open past their usual hours and The Harvest Festival is a really nice event in general, one of my favourite times of the year. <3

The exhibition: "Invitation: Take a Walk Inside My Head - Portraits of Women"
Artist: Malin Wernersson
Place: Nyströms skoaffär, Storgatan, Borgholm, Öland.
From: Thursday September 29th
To: Sunday October 2nd

Also check out Artistbutiken's exhibition in Färjestaden (by the harbour) with the very lovely and inspiring ladies Elin (http://eeelins.blogspot.com), Ida and Anna!

Playing with ProMarkers is always fun

I find it very relaxing to draw with ProMarkers most of the time. An unfinished water nymph-thingy, Air Spirit and Detachment.

Old Drawings

Some of my old drawings: #42, Apocalypse and Odin. All done in pen and ink.

Phail Scan

The first one turned out a little bollox but oh well, the close-ups are a bit closer in colour. Apparently my scanner has something against ProMarkers..

Doodles

Some doodles from my Inspiration Book.

Pencil

Old picture of Dobby and Kreacher (Original: 27x35 cm), pencil.

Quick doodle from the other day: The Almighty and Powerfull Rat Chief! (Original: A5), pencil, from my Diary/Sketch/Inspiration Book.

DreamEye Ragdoll

DreamEye Ragdoll (original: A4), gouache.

Renegade Bubblegum

I will try to post a fair bit of my work here, photos, scanned pictures and so on. Every journey starts with one step and here's mine ;)

Renegade Bubblegum (original: A4), gouache.

The Very First Post

What is art to me?

Art is joy and sorrow, and every emotion in between. It's the roof over my head and the air in my lungs. I can't be without it and sometimes I can't stand being one with it. It's difficult. It's the simplest thing in the world. This is my first blog and I hope it'll end up being mostly about art, my own and others. It should be.
/M
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"A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing."
-William Dobell