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Solberg Figure Interpretation 1
I’ve been looking closer at some of the figures from Solbergfeltet and have done some drawn interpretations. The First Group The first three figures to the left in the photograph I interpreted as a shaman beating a drum and two dancers. The middle figure has only one leg, and I interpreted that as a long […]
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The Three-Faced Dreamscape
My third triptych – a triptych of triptychs! The grinning woman with her cobra earring and the star escaping from her mouth. The pale-skinned eye-creature with crimson hair, earth-tending hand, and celestial-blossom-reaching snail. The distraught lady and the mischievous snake. I drew these on Fabriano Accademia A5 drawing paper using Prismacolor Col-Erase colored pencils, and […]
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Monkeybot & Parrotbot
The previous version of my website had the chatbots Monkeybot and Parrotbot integrated into two of the pages. They are not integrated into the current version, but I’ve uploaded stand-alone versions of Monkeybot here and Parrotbot here. Monkeybot replies with a string of random letters to any user questions, while Parrotbot copies user input and […]
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Updating Front Page
I’m currently updating this website and blog, and just removed the old front page I’ve had for the last few years. This front page included a mini-game were the images on the page changed if the user hovered or clicked on them. This worked well on desktops, but never worked quite right on phones and […]
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The Maritime Dreamscape
Another triptych! This time with a segmented fish and other vaguely related and unrelated accessories. I drew these on Fabriano Accademia A5 drawing paper using Prismacolor Col-Erase colored pencils, and BIC ballpoint pens for the outlines (Amazon affiliate links).
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The Aerial Dreamscape
Admiring the great triptych paintings by Hieronymus Bosch inspired me to make my own triptych artwork. I drew these on Fabriano Accademia A5 drawing paper using Prismacolor Col-Erase colored pencils, and BIC ballpoint pens for the outlines (Amazon affiliate links).
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Inspirational Artists: Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch is one of my favorite artists. His paintings are endlessly detailed and full of bizarre creatures coexisting with humans who enact stories within stories. What I love about Bosch is how imaginative he is in with his creature designs and storytelling. Taking a closer look at his art is always rewarding, and that’s […]
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Vingen figure interpretation 1
The Vingen rock carvings (Vingenfeltet) are located in Bremanger in Vestland County. It is one of the largest rock carving sites in Norway and the carvings are dated to approximately 4000-3000 BCE during the Nordic Stone Age. In this blog post, I will explore different interpretations of a particular figure that is typically interpreted as […]
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The Draw-a-Person in the Rain (DAP-R) Test on ChatGPT
The Draw-a-Person (DAP) test is a psychological assessment tool developed by psychologist Florence Goodenough in the 1920s. It was initially designed to measure the intellectual ability and cognitive development of children through the analysis of their drawings. Over time, it evolved into several variations assessing different psychological aspects. One variant is the Draw-a-Person in the […]
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Dating the Norwegian Petroglyphs
Over the last year, I’ve been writing numerous blog posts about the petroglyphs of Norway. In this blog post, I want to provide a brief overview of what we know about when these petroglyphs were made. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, are currently believed to have emerged around 300,000 year ago. However, we likely did not […]