We headed back to Skansen today with easels in hand, caught
the early bus to avoid the crowds.
I did this little piece in the morning of a traditional
house from Mora in Dalerna. They
used a lot of just raw log and wood construction with no paint to cover it up. Unlike their neighbors to the south
that used more plaster to cover everything and then paint on top. While I was painting I met a lot of
people including David Tanner, another artist from the States, who I had never
met before. He was touring around
Sweden and had just been up at the Zorn museum. Robert Duncan was painting
around the corner from me, so he headed over to say hello to him also.
In the afternoon I worked on this piece from the rose
garden, they had these stone sculptures there and I thought if John Singer Sergeant
could do it, why not give it a try.
Okay I admit. I need more practice. I’m a long way from being him, but it was still fun to try
it.
Richard Boyer
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