I was overwhelmed to hear that the visitors at my vernissage during the weekend loved both my oil paintings and my new acrylic texture paintings. I make them during the time my oilpainting's dries. They are in acrylic and I use my fingers and a palett knife to build the texture. It is totally different from my realistic portraits, but it is relaxing to use my fingers directly on the canvas, it is almoust like sculpture.

Depending on where you place the painting in a room, the colors get's brighter. You can see the difference in the painting "when the trees clap their hands" above this text. The painting to the right is much more shiny then it is in the corner to the left. The light make's the difference, when the painting is in a room with much light, it lights up the part in the painting that is painted with a special pearl color and also the gold and bronze color is brighter in the left picture. The light makes "glow" and you always see something new in it becouse of this nice effect.

Some of the texture paintings has a golden small line around the painting, so it is not necessary to frame them. But a frame always protect a painting.

I can never get tired off painting portraits, it is a fun challange to make the portrait look like the person I paint, especially their expression and character.

I make portraits in oil on commission and take order's for portrait. Right now it is a long waiting list, and I am fully booked for painting portrait this year. But I take orders for next year, contact me here or mail me

During konstrundan Kungsholmen there was a group exhibition at Courtyard by Marriott there was paintings, sculptures and crafts from 33 artists & artisans around Kungsholmen. I had a big landscape painting there. The group exhibition was during saturday-sunday.

Six years ago, I had a vision for the artists and craftsmen on Kungsholmen. An art round (art walk) around Kungsholmen. To see all the artists together in a group exhibition and then go and visit their studios. In the beginning we were 12, and now it has grown and we are 33 artists and craftsmen. We also see that many artists, craftsmen and Galleries that move to Kungsholmen. I see that it has become as in my vision. Due to a lot of work, I have handed over the chairmanship of the non-profit association 12 bridges to a new chairman who has shouldered the responsibility for the Konstrundan Kungsholmen into a bright future, and I am so happy that it continues! Because I know that people need all kinds of culture, especially now after a long time isolated from each other, we need bridges that bring us together, and art are a way to bring people together. The atmosphere of the city changes, suddenly we see each other when we go together but individually on the Konstrundan (art walk) and visit studios and galleries. Kungsholmen comes to life and we know that it is hope for the future.

Now I am looking forward to the next project. Follow me on my art journey.

Never know what's around the next cornor of life.

L'chaim!

(=to life in Hebrew)

Nina Björk was one of five artists nominated for the Kiruna scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is partly to make Kiruna, the nordic city in Sweden, known among the artists as a valuable and interesting area, partly to stimulate interest in art in Kiruna and to give Kiruna residents the opportunity to get acquainted with high-class current Swedish visual art. The Kiruna scholarship can be applied for by active artists in Sweden.

The painting "contenplation" was sold to an art collector in Italy.

Picture from Kiruna scholorship exhibition

So, who won the scholorship? The jury gave the talented textile embroidery artist Eva Kitok from Kiruna the scholorship. Congratulation Eva Kitok!

All of the five artists who participated also have the privilege of free use off an studioappartment in Kiruna. Happy to be invited to Kiruna, Nina is now on the way to spend a week in the artist studio in Kiruna, to get new inspiration and take part of the beautiful nature and culture up in the north of Sweden.

I would like to announce that Stockholm's Konstsalong Art fair unfortunately will be postponed to October becouse of the current covid-19 virus situation.

The new date for the art fair will be:

October 24 - November 1

New art been produced for this art fair and was looking forward to exhibit to the public, but I am glad that Stockholms Konstsalong have put safety before everything else, and cancel the event.