AUGUST SANDSTRÖM – the watercolour artist who paints the magic of a rainy Monday morning with velvety brushstrokes.
August Sandström, Stockholm, who grew up outside of Östersund, is the artist who in his early years became interested in drawing with pencil and continued with it throughout his teenage years. After university studies in Film and TV, he has worked as a freelance cinematographer for 11 years.
August says; ”I started painting watercolour four years ago and quickly realised that I had great use for my experiences in photography and my old skills in pencil drawing. I was immediately fascinated by watercolour and have realised during a few intense years of painting how incredibly challenging and exciting it is to paint watercolour. Being able to tell stories with a camera is very rewarding in many ways, but being able to create something on physical paper with a brush in hand is unbeatable.”
August often gets his inspiration from small, everyday scenes in nature and sparsely populated areas. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a beautiful sunset or an eagle flying over a mirror-like lake. August often finds nature quite boring and unassuming, but it can also be very beautiful in its own way.
If you are familiar with the countryside and forests along Europaväg (European Highway) 45 from Sunne in the south and Strömsund in the north, you may recognize yourself in August’s motifs, which are taken from Värmland, Dalarna, Härjedalen and Jämtland.
”It’s lovely with sunsets and beautiful flowers, but personally I prefer to paint a rainy Monday morning in a part of the forest that hasn’t received much attention.”
Exhibition period June 29 – July 24
Website: augustartwork.com
Instagram: @august.artwork
Links:
Liron Yanconsky Youtube Channel
https://youtu.be/DzDdla21OFI?si=t9lJoNwwOVo6r7iE
Akvarell Event 2023 – Instruktör
https://akvarellevent.se/larare/august-sandstrom/
Gäst hos “Akvarell-samtal” Youtube
https://youtu.be/tyHEbadSXcg?si=YUjDUnRsfd6UL_RH
“Featured Artist” hos Winsor & Newton
https://www.winsornewton.com/row/articles/artists/featured-artist-august-sandstrom/
