Been a while since uploading. So, thank you for your patience. Just uploaded a self portrait that ... I am happy with. You could write books on self portraits, but let´s just stay with this: I like self portraits that are like diaries. This is me winter, 2010.
Oh, I am in a wonderful phase of just painting stuff. Painting the same way I used to build with LEGO as a kid. Painting because I am painting. Just for the joy of painting.

Fifth Alumni Exhibition (FAA) is taking place May 13 - 16. Read more here. This means that if you happen to be in Florence and already have been to the Annigoni museum, already had your icecream at piazzale Michelangelo - then you could go and see "Through Cataclysm" in the flesh.

As one of the paintings of the "Immortal Works" exhibit at Vasa Konsthall, Through Cataclysm will be on display at Hotel Anglais, Stockholm February 18 - 21. (Vasa Konsthall is participating in a mini gallery/konsthall fair.)

Through Cataclysm is one of the paintings in the Immortal Works exhibition at Vasa Konsthall, Nov 07 2009 - Jan 31 2010. This is a collaboration between what has been called the two most important speheres for traditional/classical painting in Europe today. The catalogue can be downloaded here (pdf).

Finally got around to upload my latest painting - 'Through Cataclysm'. More about this one and my winged figures in the blog soon.

I didn't think I would ever have a blog. As it turned out, after following the sometimes heated debate on figurative art in Sweden this summer, I decided to have a place where I could gather texts. So no ordinary blog with diary updates, but hopefully a place that slowly will grow with my thoughts on art in general and figurative, classical art in particular.
(In Swedish) andreasb.wordpress.com [edit: changed host for the blog]

Going away on a trip to Norrland - the northern part of Sweden. Meeting family and attending my brothers wedding. And with the intention to come back with a bunch of panels with paint on. Really writing this to make you come back in a couple of weeks. By then I will have sorted out my recently crashed computer and be ready to upload a number of new paintings. Including the two-meter tall giant that almost defeated me. See you soon.

It would be a lie to say that there has been a stream of recent images added to the gallery. Just writing a quick note to say I'm still here - just been really consumed with the largest canvas I've painted on so far. The painting has to be ready by mid-July. will hopefully find some time to upload some in-between, small projects.

Uploaded 'Lost in Hindsight' and two landscapes from Säveån.
Had a great week in Florence. I think that city is designed for a week long stay. Discovered Andrea del Sarto and Pietro Annigoni during the visit. Not that they're not well known or anything, it's just me. I have totally missed these two fine painters. Spent the better part of a morning before Andrea del Sartos altar piece at the Uffizi and was in some kind of a chock after the visit to the newly opened Annigoni museum.

Latest painting, Lost in Hindsight, shipped to Florence a couple of days ago. I am really looking forward to this. Will arrive on tuesday which will give me enough time for meetings, teaching, as well as just walking around Florence again. Something I really miss - walking around that city. Others talk about the Uffizi and San Marco, but I miss walking around the most. An icecream with Lisa at Fiesole is not bad either...
Toby is talking about a showdown on the mini-moto course - we'll see how that goes.
When the website for the show is up I'll post it here. (And publish images of the paintings I have in the show).

OK, boring first post. Finally got around to fix the administration tool for this section. This will hopefully mark the beginning of me updating more...