Norwegian Trolls & Rosemaling Vol. 1

High quality paper

64 Pages

31 Color pages

17 Exciting projects

If you have been searching for a good instruction book that will introduce you to and teach you the authentic Norwegian Rosemaling and folklore in a easy to understand manner, still being able to show you every important detail in how to master this wonderful art form, search no more….! This book has simple painting techniques for the beginners and challenging projects for the advanced painters. The projects are painted with the author’s unusual perfection. Her exceptional ability of composition and color choice are clearly demonstrated in every project as well as in each perfect stroke. The large exquisite color pictures are an unforgettable experience in themselves.

Norwegian Trolls & Rosemaling Vol.1 is the only new book available showing in clearly and understandable step-by-step how to create enchanted cute Troll-creatures on canvas and wood, combined with the beautiful and traditional art form of Norwegian Rosemaling and rich landscapes. Detailed color illustrations show you how to follow the author’s wonderful technique. Rosemaling and Trolls have been an important part of Norwegian culture and literature for centuries. In this book Rosemaling is taught with a new trend setting method showing how you can recreate these traditions in painting. These teaching techniques are developed by the author’s 26 years of teaching Rosemaling and other mediums both in Norway and the US. This includes 9 years at the Norwegian Folk University and 8 years in her own studio in Norway. Joan Dahl is the only known American artist that for 17 years taught the Norwegian their own folk art!

Trolls are the names on the supernatural large creatures that live in the Norwegian woods and mountains. They are closely related to “jøtnene” which are described in old Norwegian folklore. The stories about Trolls are strongly flavored by fantasy. They are also in modern times part of the Norwegian folk poetry and fairy tales, but hardly believed in as anything else than fantasy beings. Joan has taken the “liberty” of making her Trolls a lot less scary than usually portrayed. Many people even claim that her Trolls are kind of cute!