The tomte/nisse was often imagined as a small, elderly man with a full beard; dressed in the traditional farmer garb in earth tones with a pointy hat in red or some other bright colour. He was connected to farm animals but his favorite was the horse. People believed...
This is the fourth painting in my folklore series; a troll. You’ve probably seen lots of artwork with trolls in them, like John Bauer’s paintings, but did you know that they actually resembled humans a lot more than most pictures let on? In Scandinavian...
The third painting in my folklore series features the mountain trolls, berg trolls or bergrisar from Scandinavian folklore. I’ve always been fascinated with the creatures from folklore, and my daughter seems to follow in my footsteps. There’s a mountain in...
The Brook Horse is a creature from Swedish folklore. It’s said to be a beautiful, large, white horse which lures people into the water. It can lengthen its back to make room for more, and if you’ve mounted it, you can’t get off. This painting was...
I wanted a night scene with some magic added to it, so I created this painting in acrylic on canvas. It shows the full moon over an autumn Beech forest, which I find rather fitting since I celebrate Alvablot in November. The elf shot resembles ball lightning, shooting...
Let’s dive into the subject of Elves. The ones from Norse Mythology are quite different from the cartoon and modern fairytale version. Even though the tales of the elves have spread worldwide thanks to books and movies, they’re a Northern European...