Acrylic

Acrylic paintings were painted in the end 90’s and made from photos taken on our round the world tour 1989-1991.

The genre could be called Realism where I “copy” a photo on to the canvas/board and then paint as is and sometimes exaggerate the colors. The advantage with acrylic compared to oil – it doesn’t smell, it can be diluted with water (clean the brushes in water), it dries quickly and it is water resistant when dry. If you think it dries too quickly there are paste, gel and other media to mix in the color to make it dry slower.

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Acrylic on hardboard. 80 x 55 cm.	Lifeguard Jeep, South Bay, Los Angeles, California South Bay is a group of beach-cities like “The home of the Beach Boys” – Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach. They are connected with Venice and Santa Monica Beach in the north by “The Beach Walk”, an approx. 30 km. long strip of concrete along the beach. On this piece of surf and beach, you find a mix of surfers, beach volley players, sun bathers and of course Life guards from Bay Watch…”-The idea of America as the land of opportunity is more visible in California than anywhere. California is still the state where anything seems possible, where people bring dreams they aren’t allowed to have anyplace else.” Los Angeles County Lifeguards make up the largest professional lifeguard service in the world, patrolling over 110 km of coastline from San Pedro to Malibu. The Baywatch TV show was inspired by the real-life L.A. lifeguards. While the drama was fictional, many scenes were based on actual rescues and daily routines. On a typical summer weekend, lifeguards can perform more than 500 rescues a day. Over 10,000 rescues happen annually across L.A. County beaches. The L.A. County Lifeguard service dates back to 1914. Back then, lifeguards used rowboats and didn’t have radios. Today’s team uses trucks, boats, helicopters, and drones.
Acrylic on canvas 63 x 60 cm.	Pizza trailer, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, is kilometer after kilometer of golden sand lined with gleaming and not-so-gleaming hotels. Most of them built in Art Deco and painted in various pastel shades. Miami Beach has the largest Art Deco district in the country.The inhabitants are a fascinating mixture of people. Among others a large population of senior citizens with pink or purple hair and a matching poodle…”These Americans, they refuse to move anywhere; if they can make a machine to do things for them, they make it. Drive-in banks, Drive-in movies, Drive-in restaurants and Drive-in posts etc.”
Acrylic on canvas 63 x 60 cm.	Hard Rock Cafe, Chiang Mai Thailand, 700 km. northeast of Bangkok, is Thailand’s second largest city with over 160.000 inhabitants and more than 300 temples. Chiang Mai, that means the new city, was built from scratch in 1296.It has all cultural advantages as Bangkok, but only a few of it’s drawbacks like traffic jams and air pollution- and here is Hard Rock Café… The first Hard Rock Café opened in London in 1971, started by two Americans who just wanted a good burger. There are now over 180 Hard Rock locations around the world. Hard Rock Cafés often adapt their look and feel to the local culture, while still keeping that classic rock vibe. The Vespa on the Chiang Mai sign? A local twist with retro charm—not something you’ll see at every location. Chiang Mai was founded in 1296 and was once the capital of the Lanna Kingdom. It still feels like a city with deep roots and soft edges. The old city is surrounded by a moat and remnants of a wall, giving it a slow, timeless feel. With over 300 temples, Chiang Mai is sometimes called the “City of Temples” It’s a hub for crafts, art, textiles, woodcarving, and coffee shops with mountain views. And yes, there’s even a Hard Rock Café here—because in Chiang Mai, the old and the new have learned to share the stage.
Acrylic on canvas 65 x 55 cm.	Orlando, Florida, USA. The king of amusement parks, Disney World, a sparkling maze of kiddie-rides, Disney film sets and Disney characters. Disney World is divaded into three parts, Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center and Disney MGM Studios.Magic Kingdom consists of six lands with fun, fantasy and entertainment: Experience America around the turn-of-the-century at “Main Street, USA”. Celebrate Mickey’s birthday at “Mickey’s Birthdayland”. Ride Space Mountain Roller-Coaster at “Tomorrowland”. Visit Cinderella’s castle at “Fantasyland”. Look at Hall of Presidents and Tom Sawer Island at “Liberty Square/Frontierland”. Go on a junglecruise at “Adventureland”.Forget the reality and pretend you are five years old, maybe six…”-The future is in the hands of those who can give tomorrow’s generation valid reasons to live and hope.” Disney World Resort in Florida covers over 25,000 acres—that’s roughly the size of San Francisco Disney World officially opened on October 1, 1971— Walt Disney’s original Disneyland in California opened 1955. Cinderella Castle looks huge, but it’s only 60 m. —designed with forced perspective to look taller. And no, you can’t book a room there—except for a super-exclusive suite!
Acrylic on hardboard 80 x 65 cm.	Bird at Seaquarium, Miami,Florida, USA. The animal shows at the Miami Seaquarium, Florida, USA, parade the abilities of both marine mammals and their trainers. It’s not every day that you get to see five-ton killer whales breach high above the water. If you don’t like to be drenched, sit more than 10 rows back…
Acrylic on hardboard 80 x 65 cm.	Highway 1 road sign, California, USA. Route 1 – or The Pacific Coast Highway, starts among the surfer beaches south of Los Angeles and sweeps grandly along the California coast. Never straying more then a few km. from the sea. Across rolling hills, through cow pastures and fruit orchards, and past hip urban centers, the Pacific Coast Highway ends in the magnificent redwood groves near Garberville, more than 350 km. north of San Francisco.It begun in 1920, required $ 10 million and over 17 years for completion.
Acrylic on canvas 43 x 30 cm.	Flamingo Crossing ice cream, Key West, Florida, USA. The tropical paradise, Key West, “The end of the road”, only 145. km from Cuba, is the southernmost point in the continental USA. Pastel clapboard houses, hibiscus and bougainvillea plants, year-round tropical climate and gin-clear waters attracted Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway along with all the tourists. The natives call themselves for “conchs”. Non-natives who’ve lived here for several years are “freshwater conchs”. Tourists are all called “foreigners”. Conchs call the Gumbo Limbo tree “tourist trees” – they turn red and peel in the sun! The town’s tombstones have epitaphs like: “I told you I was sick.” Or this one, evidently written by the angry widow:”At least I know where he’s sleeping tonight…”
Acrylic on on hardboard	Sunflower This was a gift to some friends. Made from a photo of a fantastic field of sunflowers in southern France.
Acrylic on hardboard	Tour de France bikers This was an order where I got a picture from a news paper.
Acrylic on hardboard 100 x 80 cm	Michael Jordan An order where I got a picture from a sports magazine.
Acrylic on canvas 1 x 1 m.	Mickey Mouse Classic Mickey design,inspired by Andy Warhol, Pop art Mickey Mouse first appeared in “Steamboat Willie” on November 18, 1928, which is now considered his official birthday. Walt Disney originally named him Mortimer Mouse, but his wife, Lillian, thought “Mickey” was cuter. Walt Disney himself provided Mickey’s original voice! Mickey Mouse was the first animated character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (in 1978).

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