Weekend Art Challenge – Nordic Tales

We want to extend a thank you to all students who took part in this weekend’s art challenge – Nordic Tales. All of the submitted paintings, drawings, and ink work showcase the magic of Nordic folklore.

Our featured image this week is by student Julie Smalley, and her work stood out to us! With it lovely design featuring gnomes and pretty patterns, along with the clever use of mirroring to duplicate the image, we felt it was enchanting!

Everyones work is beautiful and all of the pieces submitted carry a unique story. Just what we were looking for. We can’t wait to see what you will all bring to the next challenge! Stay tuned till tomorrow!

This is my dog Mia in the garden, drawn in the Scandinavian folk art style, using felt pens and white pencil on sand coloured paper.
As you can see Mia is very fox like, and has been mistaken for a fox and a deer in the past!
Catherine Thompson

I wanted to illustrate a story in the folk art style, so this is an illustration of Aesops fable of the elephant and the rat – where the rat realises that he’s not as important as he thinks he is!!!
Catherine Thompson

Nordic Folk Art ! Mostly in soft pencil colours.
Lindsey Repton

Nordic Tales : this was a charming idea. And very demanding.
Watercolor and black ink.
Rose-Marie Biehlig

My painting is referring to the story of the beginning, it shows “Yggdrasil,” which connects Asgard, Midgard and Utgard.
Nina Kottoor

Nordic Tales
Coloured pencils and acrylic paints used. Loved doing this challenge due to the vibrant colours.
Nina Phillips

What a wonderful – and very new to me – weekend challenge. I decided to express my own Nordic narrative, having spent most of last month in Norway. There I searched for a lucky little ‘nisse’ character to bring home. (He therefore has centre-place.) I marvelled at the midnight sun in June, the ‘gingerbread’ houses, the wavy seas, and of course the voyaging *Queen Victoria.* So here are some holiday highlights, in Scandi folk art! Happily, this design is repeatable!!
Julie Smalley

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