• BLOG
    • “MEMORY FRAGMENTS I” Finished. 38 x 47 cm Mixed media, collage and acrylic on cradled panel.
    • Almost finished
    • Clarifying, work under progress
    • Set of four, play stages
    • CLARIFYING
    • Two heading to finished, and 7 new play stages.
    • COLLAGE CHALLENGE, explore stage
    • NEW SET OF FOUR
    • Finished work on panels.
    • PURPLE ENGINEERING I and II
    • CLARIFYING “Purple Engineering”
    • High key panels, explore stage
    • HIGH KEY PLAY
    • NEW PLAY STAGE ON PANELS
    • FINISHED paintings
    • CLARIFYING, these two paintings are now speaking to me and is not far from finished, if not finished, (will take a look with fresh eyes tomorrow). Normally I have problems to come up with titles, but this time I was so happy to find that the titles actually gave themselves during the process. First painting: “Exploring/mountain living” Second painting: “Conducting the past”
    • Still under progress, clarifying.
    • NEW PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS
    • Late evening play with acrylic transfers on previous mixed media play (on paper)
    • MIXED MEDIA ON PANEL, work under progress.
    • Playing and exploring, mixed media and cwo on paper. I don’t know where these will go yet, but I do like the colors and marks.
    • CLARIFYING, work under progress. Now I feel that these are on their way to something I really like. I needed to see them lighter, and to add some more colors. Mixed media and cold wax & oil paints on paper.
    • Exploring, trying to be bold, mostly trying to decide the value scheme in this session so I mixed up only the darkest to create some shapes. Work on paper under progress.
    • I want to wish all of you A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
    • NEW WORK: mixed media and cwo on paper, work under progress
    • NEW WORK, mixed media, acrylic and cold wax and oils on paper. Work under progress.
    • HI ALL! It has been silent from me for a while now, because I lost my dear dog a month ago, only 4,5 years old. But, am slowly getting back to painting and want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!
    • CLARIFYING this set of four (again) These have been through a lot, but I do feel that they are pretty close to finished now.
    • CLARIFYING complimentary. Mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper. #coldwax #fineart
    • The search continues; the search for values, for combinations, for shapes and marks. This is the explore stage on these four complimentary pieces. Mixed media and cold wax and oil paint on paper, work under progress.
    • PLAYING with complimentary (on mixed media paper covered with cyan/magenta mixed with clear gesso) Fun evening in my studio! I had forgotten these prepared papers, and suddenly they emerged while searching for something else, they were already taped to plastic so all was ready to start a play stage 🧐😁
    • Exploring reds and greens, a never ending story!
    • FINISHED PAINTING, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on board.
    • LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE, work in progress.
    • FINISHED Ready for mounting! Mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.
    • FOUR PIECES ON THE CLARIFY STAGE
    • CLARIFYING. Two paintings almost done, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.
    • CLARIFY (blue painting) and EXPLORE (yellow painting) Back and forth goes the way towards finished. Up and down and trying and failing and trying some more. Now knowing that nothing is wrong, and that ugly is good, this will always be an exciting way to follow for sure 😅🙃🤓
    • New play stages on the table. For these, I am exploring warm versus cold. Mixed media and cold wax and oils on paper, paintings under progress.
    • EXPLORE STAGE. Paintings under progress, taking risks and finding my gems. Adding and subtracting and deciding where to go next. (Mixed media and cold wax and oil-paint on paper.)
    • More play, crayons, color pencils, charcoal, cold wax media on paper. First stage of new paintings on the table.
    • NEW PLAY STAGES ON THE TABLE
      • FINISHED PAINTING, mixed media and acrylic on canvas.
    • CLARIFYING, taking some more risks, tidying up, creating breathing spaces.
    • Finishing touches on this painting, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
    • PLAYING with acrylic on mixed media paper, tonight’s fast sketching.
    • ACRYLIC PAINTING under progress
    • NEW PAINTING ON THE TABLE (under progress). Mixed media and acrylic on canvas.
    • FINAL TOUCHES ON THIS PAINTING, still under progress but close to finished!
    • EXPLORING play stages. Looking for treasures, taking risks, searching for ways to move on.
    • Two more paintings in progress.
    • TWO PAINTINGS ARE NOW READY FOR MOUNTING
    • “IT WAS NOT ALL DARK”
    • FINISHED PAINTING: “SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS”, mixed media and cold wax and oils on cradled panel. 64 cm x 48 cm
    • Painting in progress.
    • Paintings in three different stages. 1: Finished 2: Clarifying 3: Play stage on leftover paints
    • NEW PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS, exploring what the play stages are offering, finding shapes, determining values and temperature
    • THREE PIECES FINISHED! I am proud to announce that these pieces are now submitted to a show in Norway 2020. This is my first attempt to be accepted for real in the art arena and I am very excited indeed!
    • “PEACHY ON THE ROLL”
    • SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS
    • More work under progress
    • SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS, work under progress
    • New work in progress
    • Play stage in cold wax and oil paints on wild acrylic play stages. I’m trying to find something I could call structured play in this chaos!
    • SERIES OF PHTALO BLUE AND EARTH COLORS Almost done, just some small adjustments and final touches and they are ready for the wall
    • BUSY MAKING CRADLED PANELS
    • Primaries unleashed
    • Exploring blue and earth color paintings, work under progress
    • Finally are these four pieces in mixed media on paper by Merete Hov ready to be mounted on boards
    • Exploring blue and earth tones, new set of four in the process of play stages
    • One step closer to finished paintings, monochromatic series.
    • Monochromatic mixed media under progress
    • NEW SET OF FOUR ON THE DRAWING TABLE. Work under progress
    • NEW WORK ON THE TABLE. Under-painting/play stage with acrylics on paper. I’ll continue this piece with cold wax and oils, by starting to search for treasures and shapes.
    • A NEW SET OF PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS
    • FOUR MORE PAINTINGS ARE AS GOOD AS FINISHED
    • 4 MONOCHROMATIC PAINTINGS GETTING CLOSER TO FINISHED
    • EXPLORING WHAT THE PREVIOUS WORK OFFERS OF INTEREST, and some critters emerged during the process!
    • NEW STUDIO!
    • Monochromatic series Exploring the play stages
    • Monochromatic play stage
    • My goodness, the bird had a body too!
    • Black & white studies, work still under progress
    • BLACK&WHITE VALUE STUDIES again =)
    • MORE TRIADS UNDER PROGRESS (exploring the primaries, red/blue/yellow)
    • TRIADS, now these two are finish and ready to be mounted!
    • TRIADS NOW PROBABLY FINISHED (finally!)
    • 4 TRIADS STILL UNDER PROGRESS
    • New set of triads under exploration
    • COLD WAX AND OIL, triad exercises
    • COLD WAX AND OIL, complementary exercise
    • COLD WAX AND OIL
    • Kritt i fri flyt. Crayons unleashed.
    • Subtle shapes in gray and orange
    • Waves in red
    • Experiments in red and gray
    • A very rainy day
    • There are some trees in the yellow
    • Shivering colors in the blue
    • Experiments in yellow
    • Experiments in blue
    • My brand new start of exploring colors, I’ve picked up painting again!
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  • BLOG
    • “MEMORY FRAGMENTS I” Finished. 38 x 47 cm Mixed media, collage and acrylic on cradled panel.
    • Almost finished
    • Clarifying, work under progress
    • Set of four, play stages
    • CLARIFYING
    • Two heading to finished, and 7 new play stages.
    • COLLAGE CHALLENGE, explore stage
    • NEW SET OF FOUR
    • Finished work on panels.
    • PURPLE ENGINEERING I and II
    • CLARIFYING “Purple Engineering”
    • High key panels, explore stage
    • HIGH KEY PLAY
    • NEW PLAY STAGE ON PANELS
    • FINISHED paintings
    • CLARIFYING, these two paintings are now speaking to me and is not far from finished, if not finished, (will take a look with fresh eyes tomorrow). Normally I have problems to come up with titles, but this time I was so happy to find that the titles actually gave themselves during the process. First painting: “Exploring/mountain living” Second painting: “Conducting the past”
    • Still under progress, clarifying.
    • NEW PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS
    • Late evening play with acrylic transfers on previous mixed media play (on paper)
    • MIXED MEDIA ON PANEL, work under progress.
    • Playing and exploring, mixed media and cwo on paper. I don’t know where these will go yet, but I do like the colors and marks.
    • CLARIFYING, work under progress. Now I feel that these are on their way to something I really like. I needed to see them lighter, and to add some more colors. Mixed media and cold wax & oil paints on paper.
    • Exploring, trying to be bold, mostly trying to decide the value scheme in this session so I mixed up only the darkest to create some shapes. Work on paper under progress.
    • I want to wish all of you A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
    • NEW WORK: mixed media and cwo on paper, work under progress
    • NEW WORK, mixed media, acrylic and cold wax and oils on paper. Work under progress.
    • HI ALL! It has been silent from me for a while now, because I lost my dear dog a month ago, only 4,5 years old. But, am slowly getting back to painting and want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!
    • CLARIFYING this set of four (again) These have been through a lot, but I do feel that they are pretty close to finished now.
    • CLARIFYING complimentary. Mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper. #coldwax #fineart
    • The search continues; the search for values, for combinations, for shapes and marks. This is the explore stage on these four complimentary pieces. Mixed media and cold wax and oil paint on paper, work under progress.
    • PLAYING with complimentary (on mixed media paper covered with cyan/magenta mixed with clear gesso) Fun evening in my studio! I had forgotten these prepared papers, and suddenly they emerged while searching for something else, they were already taped to plastic so all was ready to start a play stage 🧐😁
    • Exploring reds and greens, a never ending story!
    • FINISHED PAINTING, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on board.
    • LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE, work in progress.
    • FINISHED Ready for mounting! Mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.
    • FOUR PIECES ON THE CLARIFY STAGE
    • CLARIFYING. Two paintings almost done, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.
    • CLARIFY (blue painting) and EXPLORE (yellow painting) Back and forth goes the way towards finished. Up and down and trying and failing and trying some more. Now knowing that nothing is wrong, and that ugly is good, this will always be an exciting way to follow for sure 😅🙃🤓
    • New play stages on the table. For these, I am exploring warm versus cold. Mixed media and cold wax and oils on paper, paintings under progress.
    • EXPLORE STAGE. Paintings under progress, taking risks and finding my gems. Adding and subtracting and deciding where to go next. (Mixed media and cold wax and oil-paint on paper.)
    • More play, crayons, color pencils, charcoal, cold wax media on paper. First stage of new paintings on the table.
    • NEW PLAY STAGES ON THE TABLE
      • FINISHED PAINTING, mixed media and acrylic on canvas.
    • CLARIFYING, taking some more risks, tidying up, creating breathing spaces.
    • Finishing touches on this painting, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
    • PLAYING with acrylic on mixed media paper, tonight’s fast sketching.
    • ACRYLIC PAINTING under progress
    • NEW PAINTING ON THE TABLE (under progress). Mixed media and acrylic on canvas.
    • FINAL TOUCHES ON THIS PAINTING, still under progress but close to finished!
    • EXPLORING play stages. Looking for treasures, taking risks, searching for ways to move on.
    • Two more paintings in progress.
    • TWO PAINTINGS ARE NOW READY FOR MOUNTING
    • “IT WAS NOT ALL DARK”
    • FINISHED PAINTING: “SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS”, mixed media and cold wax and oils on cradled panel. 64 cm x 48 cm
    • Painting in progress.
    • Paintings in three different stages. 1: Finished 2: Clarifying 3: Play stage on leftover paints
    • NEW PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS, exploring what the play stages are offering, finding shapes, determining values and temperature
    • THREE PIECES FINISHED! I am proud to announce that these pieces are now submitted to a show in Norway 2020. This is my first attempt to be accepted for real in the art arena and I am very excited indeed!
    • “PEACHY ON THE ROLL”
    • SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS
    • More work under progress
    • SUMMER IN THE WOODLANDS, work under progress
    • New work in progress
    • Play stage in cold wax and oil paints on wild acrylic play stages. I’m trying to find something I could call structured play in this chaos!
    • SERIES OF PHTALO BLUE AND EARTH COLORS Almost done, just some small adjustments and final touches and they are ready for the wall
    • BUSY MAKING CRADLED PANELS
    • Primaries unleashed
    • Exploring blue and earth color paintings, work under progress
    • Finally are these four pieces in mixed media on paper by Merete Hov ready to be mounted on boards
    • Exploring blue and earth tones, new set of four in the process of play stages
    • One step closer to finished paintings, monochromatic series.
    • Monochromatic mixed media under progress
    • NEW SET OF FOUR ON THE DRAWING TABLE. Work under progress
    • NEW WORK ON THE TABLE. Under-painting/play stage with acrylics on paper. I’ll continue this piece with cold wax and oils, by starting to search for treasures and shapes.
    • A NEW SET OF PAINTINGS UNDER PROGRESS
    • FOUR MORE PAINTINGS ARE AS GOOD AS FINISHED
    • 4 MONOCHROMATIC PAINTINGS GETTING CLOSER TO FINISHED
    • EXPLORING WHAT THE PREVIOUS WORK OFFERS OF INTEREST, and some critters emerged during the process!
    • NEW STUDIO!
    • Monochromatic series Exploring the play stages
    • Monochromatic play stage
    • My goodness, the bird had a body too!
    • Black & white studies, work still under progress
    • BLACK&WHITE VALUE STUDIES again =)
    • MORE TRIADS UNDER PROGRESS (exploring the primaries, red/blue/yellow)
    • TRIADS, now these two are finish and ready to be mounted!
    • TRIADS NOW PROBABLY FINISHED (finally!)
    • 4 TRIADS STILL UNDER PROGRESS
    • New set of triads under exploration
    • COLD WAX AND OIL, triad exercises
    • COLD WAX AND OIL, complementary exercise
    • COLD WAX AND OIL
    • Kritt i fri flyt. Crayons unleashed.
    • Subtle shapes in gray and orange
    • Waves in red
    • Experiments in red and gray
    • A very rainy day
    • There are some trees in the yellow
    • Shivering colors in the blue
    • Experiments in yellow
    • Experiments in blue
    • My brand new start of exploring colors, I’ve picked up painting again!
By: CreationsbyMereteHov 16. October 2019
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CLARIFYING. Two paintings almost done, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.

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CLARIFY (blue painting) and EXPLORE (yellow painting) Back and forth goes the way towards finished. Up and down and trying and failing and trying some more. Now knowing that nothing is wrong, and that ugly is good, this will always be an exciting way to follow for sure 😅🙃🤓
FOUR PIECES ON THE CLARIFY STAGE
9 replies to CLARIFYING. Two paintings almost done, mixed media and cold wax & oil paint on paper.
  1. eternalsecurity says:
    16. October 2019 at 06:23

    These two paintings are perfect compliments.

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    1. CreationsbyMereteHov says:
      16. October 2019 at 11:35

      Thanks so much! It is response on a challenge for one of Pamela Caughey’s Facebook painting groups. One warm and one cool painting in light values, super challenging, but it finally seems that I have succeeded. They are soon finished, that is if I don’t mess them up again 🙂🙃🙂

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  2. Claudia McGill says:
    17. October 2019 at 00:21

    I love these. Very calm and fresh. Beautiful.

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    1. CreationsbyMereteHov says:
      17. October 2019 at 00:46

      Thank you very much Claudia, much appreciated =)

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  3. TheSunshineArtist says:
    17. October 2019 at 02:48

    I love the colors…especially the yellow makes me think of a warm sunny day! 😊

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    1. CreationsbyMereteHov says:
      17. October 2019 at 12:38

      Thanks so much! I also like the yellow piece best, I am exploring all the time to find my favorites among the design elements to make my art personal =)

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      1. TheSunshineArtist says:
        17. October 2019 at 14:37

        It’s so fun to get messy and play with different colors, techniques, and tools!😊 ❤️

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      2. CreationsbyMereteHov says:
        17. October 2019 at 15:06

        Oh yes, it is life itself for me! The thrill, the excitement, the ups and the downs, I am totally addicted to this =)

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      3. TheSunshineArtist says:
        17. October 2019 at 23:17

        I say do what lights you up! 😊

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