Category: Drawings

Christ Pantocrator

Drawing of Jesus as Christ Pantocrator – Christ as both benevolent, and the stern judge of humanity. Inspired by Sinai Christ Pantocrator, dating from the 6th century, where there is a clear difference in expression between the two sides of the face.

Krafti Åt Den Høgste Skal Skyggja Yver Deg

Graphite pencil drawing of Mary, mother of Jesus. Made as a prize for the annual Meråker kunstforening raffle.

Mørkeredd

I received this black frame as a gift from the picture framer Tante Grønns rammeverksted. It was a small frame with an empty space for a 4×3 cm large image. I drew this tiny image of a scared, old, woman to go with the frame. Update 7th of December 2024: this drawing has been sold.

Evenhus Figure Interpretation 1

There is a curiously carved human-like figure among the petroglyphs at Evenhus: If it is supposed to be a human, it is lacking both arms and legs. Without the face it wouldn’t look very human at all. As it is rather rare for human petroglyph figures to be carved with ears and a face, I […]

Solberg Figure Interpretation 1

I’ve been looking closer at a few 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 […]

Vingen figure interpretation 3

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. I have already drawn interpretations of one of the figures at Vingen that is typically thought to represent […]

Ausevika Figure Interpretation 2

This is my second interpretation of what one of the creatures in the rock carving figures at Ausevika might represent. You can see the first one here. The figure’s outline primarily resembles a deer, but some features don’t quite fit with that of a deer. Intriguingly, nearly all creatures at Ausevika possess bird-like feet. If […]

Ausevika Figure Interpretation 1

I drew an interpretation of what the creature in one of the rock carving figures at Ausevika might represent. The petroglyph figure depicts a a four-legged creature with a large mouth and big claws. My first thought was that it might be a bear, but the ears are too long for a bear. Maybe a […]

Møllerstufossen Petroglyphs Part 2

First post about Møllerstufossen: https://andersgoliversen.com/blog/2022/05/16/mollerstufossen/ Some of the figures at Møllerstufossen reminds me of goats more than moose or deer, such as this one: Møllerstufossen is one of two areas with petroglyphs in Innlandet county, the other one being Moelv which has some figures that also look like goats to me: https://andersgoliversen.com/blog/page/5/ There is a […]

Vingen Figure Interpretation 2

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 figure that is typically interpreted as representing […]