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the swedish red
One could almost call this red the Swedish national colour – or at least the national red. The traditional red iron oxide and copper based calcimime paint for country side houses. These were taken at a...
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iron oxide – pen, ink, paint
The iron oxide red – Falu Red - is ever present here. Made of a combination of copper and a by product from iron to get the special red calcimine paint with matte finish. Since the red cottages are so...
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iron traces
Speaking of revisits – this iron works – Österbybruk Iron Works – in Northern Uppland is one of the places I’ve frequented regularly the last year. Just walking around there gives a strong sense of...
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leaning towards red – 15 inks
This started as a red-only colour chart, since I haven’t done that before, but as I made the colour samples I felt I wanted some reference colours, so I added yellow, orange, cerise/pink, purple and a...
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reviews revisited II: Aurora Talentum
The original review was posted at FPN almost exactly a year ago and can be found here. The main difference between the originally reviewed Talentum and the current is that I’ve swapped the original M...
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reds in the sun
I have a bunch of nice reds – reddish purples and the sun and light made it tempting to compare them side by side in the sun. I’ve used a brush and a Lamy Safari EF on a Rhodia pad. … Continue reading →
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a little red house in the country side – the epitome of swedish summer
I biked through the summer landscape today and it was like biking through the epitome of the idea of Swedish summer. Red cottages with white trims, pastures, horses, flowers… The dream of returning to...
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