Drager i kamp, ormer som biter og kveiler seg rundt hverandre og seierrike løver. Jeg befinner meg utenfor en av de mange stavkirkene i Norge. I det siste har jeg reist land og strand rundt og latt meg fascinere av disse trebygningene der både dragehoder og kors vises i skjønn forening og markerer overgangen mellom […]
Nytenkende arkitekter og byggherrer med fete lommebøker, var det som kom til å betegne oppstarten av den norske, arkitektoniske stilen funksjonalismen på begynnelsen av trettitallet. – Bygg et hus over min kones flygel, lød ett av oppdragene. – Bygg et hus for kunstsamlingen min, lød et annet. Arne Korsmo (1900-1968) og Sverre Aasland (1899-1990) som […]
Located in the midst of Grimstad, a small city down south in Norway, you find this charming and nostalgic, American café called Platebaren. Originally it opened as a record store in 1979, but was transformed into a Diner in 2012 when Internet more or less took over the music business. The café has elements from […]
ABOUT OUR THREE FABULOUS WEEKS IN FINNMARK, NORWAY
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen It is not a secret that I love my country and Scandinavia in general. I consider myself a true Norwegian or a Scandinavian although I do love to travel around the world as well. Here we are on the ferry between Moss and Horten back home after been visiting the family […]
Being an architectonic freak, visiting London is always great fun. This week I really enjoyed learning both the names and the nicknames of some of London’s buildings that my good friend kindly taught me. It may be part of the famous British sense of humour, but Londoners tend to use unofficial names when referring to some of the landmarks that form […]
Photos: Kristin Bae Mysen I have always loved the color blue. To me it reduces stress and creates a sense of calmness. Maybe because it is an “earthly” color that I associate with bright blue cloudless sky and the endless ocean view. But not any blue. My two favorites shades are the deep blue hue called International Klein […]
This oil painting Winter Night in the Mountains is a favorite of mine. In Norwegian it is called Vinternatt i Rondane, and a snow-covered mountain massif in full moonlight made such a strong impression on the Norwegian painter Harald Sohlberg who was skiing through the area, that he continued to work with the theme for 14 years. He painted a […]
Photos: Kristin Bae Mysen Vacation, finally 🙂 I love it !! The best thing is that it gives me more time to do what I love such as writing on my new book, taking pictures, making blog post on things that interest me and dig in my garden. The garden plan for today is to fill a […]
Edited by Kristin Bae Mysen The famous Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid died 31st of March this year, and I had to make this collage as a tribute to one of my favorite architects. I discovered […]
