Here are my favorite images! These are also the ones that have proven to be the most popular, so we have invested in making quality prints and having them readily available to you!

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The latest art is on my Etsy shop. Swedish Dream Etsy shop

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Christmas at Fogelbo

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We were invited to a friend's house for a Swedish smörgåsbord at Christmastime. What a treat! His house is like a museum and every time I visit, I notice something new.


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Julmarknad in Gamla Stan

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What a fun Christmas scene! The setting is the famous old town square in Stockholm during the Christmas market, or "julmarknad". Candies, raffle tickets, spices, and handmade items are for sale in the four booths we can see.

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Norwegian Skier

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I took a photo of the Norwegian Ski Organization's sign at Oslo's ski jump. Grooves were carved into the wood then painted blue. I added the snowflake border and used salt on my wet watercolors to make the crystallizing effect in the border.


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  Norwegian Valley

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When my sister and her husband visited us a few summers ago, we took a trip to Norway. It was so beautiful and dramatic! We visited Flåm and took the train to Myrdal. This painting is inspired by the famous view from the train. We stopped and walked part way down, which is a good way to absorb the landscape!

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Swedish Harbor

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We visited my husband's aunt and uncle and took a walk from their house to the harbor and passed by this charming scene. This is on the west coast of Sweden, by Göteborg. (Also see: "How I Make My Art")

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   Copper Teapots

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I've decided to start a collection of old copper teapots. Once you start, a collection can grow rather quickly. I sent my husband and son out to collect some lily of the valley for me--how sweet. The costumes are from various Swedish towns.

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   Swedish Dream

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This cute house is in the little village of Sundborn in the province of Dalarna. It's the village of the famous painter, Carl Larsson.

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Sundborn

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This famous house was owned by the Swedish artist Carl Larsson and his family. He was instrumental in the idea that a home should be light and cheerful and the decorating should reflect the personalities of those who live there.


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Leksand Church

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This image is taken from an old canvas painting done in the Dalarna style. It looked very old and faded, and it was fun to adapt and brighten up this painting in my own style. The text reads: "Here you can see and reflect upon the church of Leksand". Leksand is a town in Dalarna.

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   My Kitchen Window

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This is the view from my kitchen in Sweden. I've gathered a few Dala horses and a cup of coffee and sat down on the wooden kitchen sofa from my husband's family. I love geraniums! The curtains are made from material I bought at Ikea (one of my first sewing projects).


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Dalarna Rooster

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This cute table was set-up in a friend's apartment, in Dalarna. The window is overlooking a river that is frozen in the winter. I was busy sketching the scene as they were preparing lunch for Jonas & me.

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May Flowers

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These are wildflowers I picked while going for a walk. Vitsippor and Hagg are two of the prominent ones here. They were sensitive to the light and kept moving around! I was challenged to draw every petal and leaf that I could see. Phew.

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Easter Flowers

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After a charming Easter Egg Hunt in my parents' backyard, and after we had cleaned up, I sat down to paint the flowers my mom bought for the weekend. It was a perfectly lazy, contented, warm afternoon.

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January Fika

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It was a cozy cold January. It's so fun to meet people for "fika" -- something yummy to eat and drink. I liked how there was a lot of calming blue, with spots of fun pink. We needed fuzzy mittens in Stockholm this winter!


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German Church

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This charming little street, featuring lots of antique stores & the German Church, is close to the main square of Stockholm's Old Town. I sat on a stone stair late one summer and had fun with this painting.

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Stortorget

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This is the large square in Old Town, Stockholm. It is ringed with cafes and bakeries. The buildings in this area date back to the 1600's. Here I've shown the square in the summer when it is full of life.


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Orange Tulips

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I had fun with this cheery piece. The tablecloth is from a trip my parents took to Norway. The horse is from Sweden, of course. The tulips were for fun! The pitcher was a wedding present.


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Norwegian Stave Church

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This is a Norwegian stave church called "Borgund". It is one of Norway's oldest and best preserved stave churches, built around 1180! Very famous and a popular destination in the beautiful Laerdal region.

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I Jesu Navn (Norwegian)

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A Norwegian table grace: "In Jesus' name to the table we go, To eat and drink according to His word. To God the honor, us the gain, So we have food in Jesus' name."
A great gift for a Norwegian's kitchen!


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I Jesu Namn (Swedish)

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A Swedish table grace: "In Jesus' name, to the table we proceed, God bless the food that we receive. Amen."
A great gift for a Swede's kitchen!