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Ulrika Sommestad Fägring stor painting May 3-24 2025
Opening Saturday May 3 at 12-16
“I work in different techniques; painting, graphics, drawing and glass mosaic. I paint mostly in acrylic or watercolor, using various mixed media, charcoal, pencil, oil crayons, percussion metal and car paint spray. I paint both representational and abstract, want to convey a mood or a feeling through color, shape, light and darkness.
I am inspired by nature on Gotland. For a while I painted martallas. Lately, I’ve been playing with perspectives, curious about other plant forms, like the Monstera. I have tried different formats, larger and smaller, and I am increasingly approaching the subjects in a way that makes the result almost abstract. In the spring of 2025, I started drawing tulips in their final phase and have come to paint them in different color and size. I think the tulip in its final stage is at its wildest, most beautiful and most vulnerable.
I also make unique mosaic tables, sometimes together with artists from the artist collective YTAdesign. The tables can have themes such as Monstera, Lemon, or Parrot.”
Ulrika Sommestad
Ulrika Sommestad grew up in Sundsvall, but lives and works in Visby. She is a member of Grafikgruppen Visby and Öppna Ateljéer Gotland. She exhibits regularly, both on Gotland and the mainland.
instagram.com/ullisommestadart
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