Colour, light and the quiet in between

Ilse Varen paints large abstract canvases about the northern coast: the light in early spring, the colour of wet stone, the long pause before a storm. Each painting starts outdoors and is finished in the harbour studio in Lunevik, in thin layers that keep the colour clear.

Her work is shown at Galleri Holmsund and Lunevik Kunsthall, and is held in private collections across Scandinavia. Read more about the studio and commissions.