Scan Magazine
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Made in Norway
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Berit Barlaup
Three people are heading towards Kirketaket at Isfjorden in Romsdal. The trip is very popular and beautiful for cross country skiing if the conditions are good.
The artist and the mountain Norwegian artist Berit Barlaup has made a niche for herself, painting mountains. Scan Magazine explores how she decided to change paths and focus on the two things she loves most – painting and mountains.
Many of my clients are perhaps not as interested in art as they are in mountains,” Barlaup explains, smiling.
By Eva-Kristin U. Pedersen
Snow-covered trails and mountain peaks
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Photos: Berit Barlaup
“In the beginning, I was hesitant – I didn’t know if I could call myself an artist.”
those trips is a natural choice and something I enjoy,” Barlaup says.
Educated as a graphic designer Berit Barlaup didn’t immediately embark on an artistic career. But in 2013, after several years working as a graphic designer, she decided to focus on what she loves the most. “I love mountains and I spend a lot of time hiking. Painting what I see on
As soon as she started painting, she realised that she had hit a nerve. In her home region of Møre og Romsdal – a mountainous area where hiking and skiing are part of everyday life – Barlaup’s strikingly pure style had immediate appeal. “People here spend a lot of time outdoors.
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Issue 184
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November 2025
Her motifs, though always related to the mountains or to nature, vary – they can be images of the trail she needs to follow to reach the peak, the view from the peak itself, or images of snow-covered downhill slopes that she blazes through on the way back. Often, she takes photos of motifs she would like to use, before returning to her atelier. “I’d love to bring the canvas