Murals in Aalborg

Mural in Aalborg by SETH

Aalborg, Denmark, has several murals 

And here is the latest from the 

Internationally well-known 

artist SETH.

One of my favorites.

"August: American Artist Appreciation Month"

An American tradition, unknown to me, living in Scandinavia. 

It came to my knowledge by Marietta Gregg, Marketing-director at Patience Brewster, wellknown for their lovely Christmas-ornaments etc. Patience Brewster is a good example of a creative artist. Se her blog here.

In Scandinavia, we have no traditions for showing much interest in the artists behind the artworks.

But actually, it´s interesting to know what´s doing the trick: 

- What´s making some people try to express themselves in painting, sculpture, ceramics, music, etc.?

- Why do children paint, draw? - And why do most of them stop as they grow up?

- Why do some carry on, devoting their time and energy to creating?

These are only some questions and it would be interesting to hear the opinion of artists.

 My own story: 

- As a child, my favorite play was drawing and painting from the early years.

My lovely grandmother always made sure, that I had the best tools, paintings and paper and they were very expensive in my childhood. At my 10th year, she gave me a correspondance-course, without telling about my age. That was my first art-lessons. - How lucky to have some people believing in you!

My best memories about Art were visits to the museums in London as a young girl. I could spend hours just looking at Turner and all the other great artists!

Still, the best moments for me are seeing a piece of art, which gives me a "kick"! - It might be an unusually combination of colours, which is talking to me! 

Colours are my best friends. I never get tired of experimenting with new combinations. Here are a few of my paintings in my favorite blue:

Tuscany   

     

                       Öresund II

Blue/White/Black

More paintings: www.aaselind.net

The first important thing happened to me, when the EU-committee invited me to an international celebration of the Year of Art, taking place in Budapest, Hungary. Then followed exhibitions in London, Bologna, Italy and of course frequently in my native country Denmark.

The second important thing was to see the possibilities of the internet, connecting people without limits.

It´s a great joy for me to be able to send my paintings to collectors worldwide. It makes me so grateful, when a person finds pleasure in my work.

Favorite themes: Environments are important to all of us and, frequently, I return to this theme:

  

Civilization vs. Nature                                   Village in Greenland                     Icebergs in Greenland

Flowers: 

Another favorite theme of mine. The beauty of flowers are so exquisite and a real challenge for painters and I frequently return to painting them, because it makes me happy. Flowers-paintings are often

not regarded as ART. In my opinion it´s a motive in it´s own right, because it gives so much pleasure.

Nothing wrong with being decorative! - Here are a few of my paintings:

             Flowers in Red

                                  

                                        Flowers in Violet                                           Flowers in Blue/White

At last, but not least, I do think artists have a mission in our modern world!

Artisst are trying to make people reflect on problems in gazing at artwork.

Here is one of my own favorite paintings, which has had many comments: 

                                                        EXODUS  by Aase Lind     

I´m so very fortunate in living in a peaceful part of the world!

This was the story behind my work.

I hope, others artists will tell us their story!

LAURITS TUXEN at SKAGEN MUSEUM THIS SUMMER 2014

Pay a Visit to Skagen Museum this summer 2014:

The famous Danish painter Laurits Tuxen is on exhibition again with several important paintings from private collections. Laurits Tuxen (9 December 1853 – 21 November 1927) was a Danish painter and sculptor specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters. He was the first head of Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, an art school established in the 1880s to provide an alternative to the education offered by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He first visited Skagen in 1870, returning on several occasions. In the 1880s and 1890s, he travelled widely painting portraits for Europe’s royal families including Christian IX of Denmark, Queen Victoria and the Russian royalty. In 1901, after the death of his first wife Ursule de Baisieux from Belgium, he married the Norwegian Frederikke Treschow and shortly afterwards purchased Madam Bendsen’s house in Skagen in the north of Jutland, converting it into a stately summer residence.[2] In 1914 he made a study trip to Greece to paint the entry of George I of Greece into Salonika, for the Christian castle. He made lively and well-characterized portraits, among them his self-portrait in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and portraits of P. S. Krøyer, in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. He also made portraits in sculpture, including a portrait group of Krøyer and Michael Ancher.Tuxen went on to paint a number of landscapes in and around Skagen, but also completed a number of paintings of his family, friends and garden flowers.This painting “Man rejser sig fra bordet” owned by John. E.Oden, New York,is on show. This is a sensation, because works by Laurits Tuxen are not allowed to exportation and must stay in Denmark. The American owner has got a permission specially to keep the painting, bought at an auction from a person, who illegaly had sent the painting out of Denmark for auction sale.

Laurits Tuxen was the wellknown painter of Royal Families in Europe, Russia and Scandinavia. Here is a painting from England:

Follow the famous Skagen Painters 

http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/skagens-museum?projectId=art-project

Saatchi Gallery, London,

has kindly accepted two of my paintings on the High Solution Screen on the 2nd floor, showing work of different artists from oct. 2013 for an indefinite period.

It´s a great honour for me. Thank You to Saatchi!

Opening hours: 10am-6pm, 7 days a week, last entry 5:30pm
 Address: SAATCHI GALLERY
 Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London SW3 4RY   

Here are some of my paintings of flowers:

FLOWERS in Red (Sold)

                                 FLOWERS in Lilac (sold)  

FLOWERS in Blue no 1. 80 x 80 cm

FLOWERS in Green. 80 x 80 cm

           

FLOWERS in Blue no 3 (my spcial favorit)
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 50 x 2 cm

         
   

Memories of Summer ...

In this cold Scandinavian Winter

it´s nice to have some good memories

from a warm and sunny summer.

Here are some of my flower-paintings:

Aase Lind: FLOWERS IN BLUE
Acrylic on canvas. 80 x 80 x 2 cm

Aase Lind: FLOWERS IN GREEN
Acrylic on canvas. 80 x 80 x 2 cm

Paintings From the Coastline of Denmark 

by Aase Lind

Aase Lind: Before storm

Acrylic, 80x80cm

Aase Lind: Coastline Abstraction

Acrylic, 80x80cm

Denmark is surrounded by water, which gives inspiration for paintings in very different styles.

Marie Krøyer, Danish Painter in Skagen

                                            

Marie  Krøyer, née Triepcke 

(1867-1940)

Another famous woman in Skagen

Born in Denmark, daughter of Wilhelm August E.M. Triepcke (1834-91) engineer, director, and Minna Augusta Kindler (1840-1909).
The Family originated from Germany. Marie was a beauty with a lot of friends, painters and writers and she was educated as a painter in Copenhagen. She wanted to start a scool of painting, but went to Paris in 1888 with Anna Ancher for further education. During her visit to Paris she met P.S. Krøyer, famous painter,  and they got married in 1889.

Marie Triepcke had her first exhibition on Charlottenborg, Copenhagen in 1888.
She was a skilled painter and knew af lot of welknown painters.


                                            
   Marie Triepcke                                                           Selfportrait P.S. Krøyer and Marie 

Marie and her husband P.S. Krøyer travelled a lot in Germany, Italy and France before the settled down in Skagen. Her husband had some problems with his health and Marie almost stopped her own painting. 1895 she gave birth to a daughter, Vibeke.
Unfortunately, her husband became serious ill and he was frequenty hospitalized.

 Portrait of Marie Krøyer by husband P.S. Krøyer

Anna Ancher og Marie Krøyer in the famous painting by P.S. Krøyer

Works by Marie Krøyer:

                                

Hugo Alfvén
Swedish Composer

In 1902 Marie met the Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén, a very charming person, and she left her husband, but P.S. Krøyer did not agree to a divorce until 1905, when Marie was pregnant with her second daughter, Margita. There was a scandal and Marie did not marry Alfvén before 1912 after the death of P.S. Krøyer.

The Alfvén family lived in Sweden and Marie designed the furniture and the interior decorations with a great succes. At this period she painted some oils and pastels, but few are left for us to see to day.

Her second marriage was not happy and Alfvén wanted a divorce, but Marie did not agree and the divorce was not until 1936.

Her career as a painter was not as great as deserved. P.S. Krøyer and Hugo Alvén were both famous and masterful. To day only a few of her works are left for us to see. 

Marie lived a lonely life in Stockholm, capital of Sweden, until her death in 1940.

In 2012 Bille August made the famous film about the life of Marie Krøyer and the other artists living in Skagen during the golden summerdays. The film is an absolutely MUST if you love the wonderful paintings from Skagen.

P.S. Krøyer: Marie Krøyer in the Garden

I hope you enjoyed the story about this beautyful and talented woman, who lived a life full of love and unhappiness.

Flowers no 5

by Aase Lind

All Rights Reserved

Acrylic/Oil on Canvas

80x80x2cm

I enjoyed painting these flowers first i acrylics 

and the oil to make a delicate, silky surface.

The Arctic - Greenland

Today I had the pleasure 

to sell  another one of my paintings from the Arctic countries.
I find these remote places so fascinating and I return to painting them again and again. Here are some examples: 

Aase Lind: Arctic - Greenland no 3  

Aase Lind: Arctic - Greenland no 1

Aase Lind: Arctic - Greenland no 2

Lauritz Tuxen - Danish Painter

Lauritz Tuxen - Danish Painter

Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927) 

Welknown in Europe, established painter of the royalty in Denmark, England and Russia, Laurits Tuxen took part in the happy days in Skagen. Here he took over a splendid house, where he joined his friends every summer.

Lauritz Tuxen was born in Copenhagen in a rather well off family, frequented the Academy with Kröyer, the famous artist closely connected to Skagen. 

Both of them travelled a lot and studied in Paris and soon Tuxen became a welknown painter of the European royalty. Remember: King Christian 9. of Denmark and his wife, Queen Louise was in fact the parents of Queen Alexandra of England, The Zarina of Russia, a son was to become King of Greece and  a daughter married to a German Prince. 

Lauritz Tuxen married 1. Ursule de Baisieux, died 1899. They had 2 daughters.
2. Frederikke Treschow, from a welknown old Norwegian family. No children.

                

Ursule de Baisieux, died 1899, 2 daughters.         Frederikke Koës TRESCHOW m. TUXEN                                 


                                                                                                Below: Bertha Tuxen with granddaughter

Lauritz Tuxen took part in the local life in Skagen and took a special interest in establishing the museum. He enjoyed his stay with his family and the famous artists parties in Skagen, so often the theme in  the beautiful paintings from this period.

The home of the Tuxen Family in Skagen

In Skagen he painted some charming paintings of his family, friends and flowers in his garden. A great contrast to his stately paintings of the royalty.

Here are some of his paintings from the garden:  
You can see, he loved his flowers and never tired of painting his garden.

Some examples from the collections at the Royal Courts:

Personally, I find most of them full of life and interesting, because he seemed to concentrate on showing the real person behind the title.

The royal families of Europe gathered in Denmark around King Christian 9. and Queen Louise .

The Jubilee of Queen Victoria

The Tsariana Maria Feodorovna

The Crowning of the son of Maria Feodorovna >

Princess Thyra of Denmark                    


                                                                      Queen Olga of Greece