Hands On 2014 Oil Paintings by Stefan StenuddSuddenly I Paint AgainIn July 2014 I picked up the brush and got started, inspired by a local Picasso exhibition, and I got at it with a frenzy. More than one painting per day. We will see how long I keep it up, but so far it's a pure joy. I experiment with black and white — well, one black and two different whites. I keep it close to drawing, just to see what happens. It's also kind of a warm up. Colors will come, surely. I call these paintings Hands On, for obvious reasons. On an impulse, I traced my own hand on the canvas, and one idea was followed by another. I've already deviated a bit from this theme, as you can see further down this webpage. The hands remain, but they are not alone.
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 Opposed handsOil on canvas, 2014, 54 x 73 cm.
Diagonal handsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Horizontal trace handsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Cartoon handOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Paired handsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Multiple handsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Heaven-earth handsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Hands On BodiesMoving on, I added bodies to the hands. It seemed like a natural step...The first painting below is actually how the hands thing started. I made it before the paintings above. That's how I got the idea. It's followed by three versions of the same pose — well, almost the same. I tend to work a lot on the charcoal sketch I begin with, but at a certain point it's time for the oil, just to get it done. Then a new canvas to continue to explore the motif some more. The third one felt like some kind of completion. The following oil paintings in this series play some more on the hands on bodies theme. Like the series above, the below paintings are also done with three colors only: black and two whites (zinc and titanium). I don't feel the need for more colors, just yet.
 Hands and breastsOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Crossed arms man 1Oil on canvas, 2014, 46 x 61 cm.
Crossed arms man 2Oil on canvas, 2014, 46 x 61 cm.
Crossed arms man 3Oil on canvas, 2014, 46 x 61 cm.
Eleven fingersOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Three hands on one bodyOil on canvas, 2014, 38 x 55 cm.
Seated man with standing womanOil on canvas, 2014, 61 x 46 cm.
Seated womanOil on canvas, 2014, 61 x 46 cm.
Woman and reptile-back manOil on canvas, 2014, 61 x 46 cm.
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I'm a Swedish author of fiction and non-fiction books in both English and Swedish. I'm also an artist, a historian of ideas, and a 7 dan Aikikai Shihan aikido instructor. Click the header to read my full bio.