by Berit | Jan 19, 2026 | Art projects, Think of all you hold dear; to paint is to hope.
Anna Hammershøi (1868–1935) Anna Hammershøi is one of the most recognisable, yet also one of the most enigmatic figures in Danish art history. In 1891, she married Vilhelm Hammershøi, who throughout their marriage used her as his model, and their very private marriage...
by Berit | Jan 19, 2026 | Art projects, Think of all you hold dear; to paint is to hope.
The transformation from unrest—layered in strong colours and expressive strokes—to calm, with balance in colours and brushwork, creates a space of its own for the painting’s eloquent silence. A silence that can be supported by being made not present in sight or in...
by Berit | Jan 12, 2026 | Art projects, Think of all you hold dear; to paint is to hope.
The interplay between light, hope, and optimism in the bright tones of my works—shaped by light, earlier painters, and the lyricism found, among others, in Jeppe Aakjær’s beautiful verse “Stille, hjerte, sol går ned”—is set against the threat of the climate changes...
