Ensomhet Painting

Ironically I relocated back to the United States from living in Scandinavia for quite some time just a few weeks before the pandemic lockdowns began. I was still staying with my parents in Southern California in what increasingly felt like a hellish hot cesspool and I could not return to Scandinavia because of the pandemic.... I was trapped. So I began to paint one of the places I missed the most, Norway. I decided to paint the home I wish I hadn't left and the gaping loneliness I felt waiting to go back. I painted the street empty and white, almost like it had never been touched by humans even though the street is obviously a shopping street. Everything is closed, everyone is gone. The buildings crushing in on the viewer; the solitude and silence that was once so beautiful slowly becoming overwhelming. As I continued to work for the length of the pandemic (up until about 2 weeks ago) I felt an increasing sense of loss and homesickness, so I decided to paint the buildings at the end of the street as though they weren't attainable... like they were too far to walk to. I wanted this to echo the feeling one has when they have a "traveling dream" or a dream when the dreamer has a task they need to perform but they just can't get there. I titled it "Ensomhet" or Loneliness in Norwegian. I felt that, because this painting was created at the loneliest moments of my life, it should carry that name.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 48 H x 0 D in

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