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A Colourful Snowdrop

Per Hasselberg (1850-1894) was a Swedish sculptor, known for his delicate plaster sculptures of naked women.  Born in Sweden, he moved to France as a young man and studied at the […]

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Brazilian Art in Berlin

The artistic twins, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, known as OSGEMEOS (The Twins),  were born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1974.  Now famous and much admired street artists, they still live and work […]

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Warm Colours on a Cold Day

Hex colour reference:  #ffbd88 This very light orange colour became an unusually named Crayola crayon in 1993.  One of the 16 winners of the 1993 naming competition created a lively impression […]

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Quiet in Winter

The islands off Stockholm may look very quiet, and empty, now, but they’ll be back to life in summer.  It has been a very mild winter this year, by normal […]

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Moomins Light up the Evening

My favourite characters were waiting for me as I strolled through Stockholm’s old town.  Well, I say strolled but actually I was whizzing down the snowy street to grab my bags […]

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Shadowy Walk

This church sits on my walk into town and I often take the very short detour through the graveyard.  The mid-December sun managed to create a great selfie, hiding my textures but […]

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Faces on the Street

Street artist Dirt Cobain is particularly well known for his works that feature the face of Sade, often just half a face in fact, but he does produce a wide variety […]

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Up Close and Shiny

This week I got to spend a whole day, albeit grey and cold, wandering around Gothenburg.  I particularly enjoyed the streets of Haga, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city.  I’ll take you […]