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Paintings which create feelings and emotional thoughts.

I create oil paintings on canvas and on Egyptian papyrus, as well as lino prints, drawings and lithographs.

I have always been fascinated by the body’s ability to express what we feel through body language and touch.

The focus of my art is emotions, feelings and atmospheres.

I want to show the diversity of life’s journey through my art – from life’s simple pleasures to the most extreme ups and downs, From the fragile birth of life to the wisdom of old age. My aim is to create art that awakens emotions in people, whether it is recognition, joy, daydreaming, or that they feel touched or moved in some other way.

I often get feedback from viewers about a feeling of recognition when they see my pictures. My art is the product of a strong desire to explore universal symbolism and express the beauty of human experiences – life itself – in all its forms and variations.

On the 31st October  1996, my twin sister, Elin, and my best friend, Jin, were brutally shot and killed in the so-called “Double Murder in Ålesund” by a person all three of us knew well. This affected not only my life, but also my art for a long time after the incident.
As a twin, I felt like I had lost not only a sister, but also half of myself.
We were inseparable and we complemented each other.
My art helped me through the grief and the bottomless despair.
Truly being at the lowest possible has made me appreciate life’s simple pleasures even more. I believe it is due to these experiences that you often can see gratitude, presence and joy in my art today.
The darkest and most depressive of my art is also here, including from the years after the murder.