Educated at Valand Academy of Fine Arts 1979-84, majoring in painting and graphics
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How it started.
To draw , paint or carve on an empty surfice creating an image- that is magic!
Behind everything lies a lot of study and nature is the very best teacher.
But uf course I have been lucky to have good teachers right from the start. My first teacher was a neighbor Harry Lundwall when I was 5 years old. He worked in oil paint,always painted and he showed me for example how many different shades of green there where.
As I had a strong desire to learn to draw for real I started with a Hermods correspondance course in drawing. Later. at the age of 17,I attended 1 year art course.(drawing,painting,sculpture and art history)
After graduated from high school,I applied and was accepted to the Valand Accademy of Fine Arts,Universety of Gothenburg for 5 years.I had many good and knowledgable teachers there,who where also very fine artists there.(Birgitta LiljebladhTorsten Billman,Lars Fohlin an d more.Guestteachers Alvar Jansson,Hans Wigert,Simon Willis,Ken Kiff and more.)
That`s how it has continued.There is always something new to see,discover and try to portay.Curiosity drives me and the desire to see an image emerge.”
I alternate between drawing,studying what I see and making free images that become more like poetry,where color is the main means of expressen.Inspiration comes from everything you see and experience,but also from litteraturs and music. Of course I carry with me and am inspired of the old masters such as Rembrandt,Vincent van Gogh,Picasso and many,many more. My image is free to interpret for everyone.Hope they will grow in association.
Åsa Elisa D.får här Olle Skagerfors-stipendiet av Mona Skagerfors på Bror Hjorts Hus i Uppsala 2006.
