A new painting in the studio. This piece has such a dream like quality. It has a unique glow and feel, hate to send it away. This one will probably be part of my upcoming solo show at Haven Gallery. I am still painting and deciding on the collection for the exhibit, “The Shadow Land”.
I did a small quick painting of this idea a little while back. It appealed to me so I decided to paint this larger more refined version. Something a bit different from my landscape work, I dig it.
I have 9 small panels prepared. Decided to spend a bit of time painting with no specific imagery in mind. This is always a useful exercise, always plan to do this more. will see if anything interesting evolves…
This painting has a real presence, and feels like something “new”. I am chasing ideas and following the paint into darker country. March 2025 will be my next solo show, it will be at Haven Gallery in Long Island, New York.
This surreal dreamscape is framed and available through RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon.
A morning walk around Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s always interesting to spend time alone walking in a new place imagining another life. So many possibilities in this short time we have. I am not a city person, I crave nature and peaceful places but fantasies are entertaining.
As a painter I have the freedom to follow my whims wherever they ramble. I am pursuing some work that is a bit more fantastical with no specific plan. The day I started to make real progress on this piece I found out Mark Lanegan passed on. Sadly that is burned into my brain, maybe appropriately so.
I will be varnishing and framing this painting during the weekend. It is a commission that will be displayed with an older painting of my called “the hermit”.
Final capture of this unusual piece.
Following random thoughts and troublesome dreams.
brian sostrom 