Scan Magazine | Artist of the Month | Norway
by the stream of happiness that rushed through her body and into the deepest corners of her being. “That feeling was so remarkable that I had to do it again and again. And after that night, I didn’t put the paint brushes down – and I never will. I rediscovered myself,” she says.
Captivated by nature With a passion for contrast, her artwork spans both landscape and abstract – with the latter being closest to the artist’s heart. “My paintings change in style and theme along with my inspiration and my mood,” explains Slydahl. “But the same calm, contrasts and strong and hopeful light are recurring themes. Considering I’m from the north of Norway, it’s easy to let myself become captivated by the
magical nature here, and that’s something you’ll see in my motifs.”
more about taking a break to enjoy the contact with my inner self,” she says.
Not necessarily striving to be particularly unique in her style, Slydahl is more concerned with letting her artwork speak from one soul to another. Despite not being formally trained as an artist – though she did a short stint at an art school that ended abruptly due to illness – she insists that she has paved her own way, and in turn this has become her strength.
Exactly a year ago, in April 2016, Slydahl opened her own gallery in the centre of Tromsø. It is located in the building where the internationally acclaimed Norwegian author Knut Hamsun’s first novel was published in 1877, and the artist explains that the response to it has been better than she ever could have dreamed.
Slydahl describes her work as a form of meditation, or therapy even – a wish to feel that life has much more to offer. “My inspiration is just there. It doesn’t matter too much what or who inspires me – it’s
Looking forward, Slydahl’s plan is what it always has been: to live in the moment and let the art and life lead the way. Because her favourite part of the work that she does is creating happiness for herself – and being balanced. For more information, please visit: www.loneslydahl.com
Rokken by Lone Slydahl.
Slydahl paints her abstract and nature paintings using acrylics.
Slydahl uses her gallery as a space to both paint and exhibit her art.
Sjelefred (‘peace of the soul’) by Lone Slydahl.
Slydahl creates both abstract and nature paintings.
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