Painting

Oil, acrylic, watercolor works on canvas, wood and various surfaces

Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Nude on Blue Sofa

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Year: 1997 – 2023

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 70x90cm

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This intimate composition captures a reclining figure against luxurious blue velvet upholstery, the rich fabric providing dramatic colour contrast to warm skin tones. The abandoned pose—arm raised, head tilted back—suggests complete relaxation whilst the black lace detail adds visual interest. The large format allows for detailed rendering of both figure and textile surfaces, demonstrating technical range from soft flesh to crisp fabric folds. The deep blue sofa creates spatial depth whilst framing the central form.

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Reclining nude figure with blonde hair on blue velvet sofa, wearing black lace garment, oil painting showing dramatic contrast between warm skin tones and cool blue upholstery
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Talgoxe I-IV

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Projekt: fUN&Co (Forms and colours up north)

Year: 2025

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: (4x) 50x50cm

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A series of 4 paintings exploring the systematic transformation of a Great Tit (Talgoxe) from naturalistic representation to pure geometric abstraction. The progression deconstructs the bird’s form through architectural precision, revealing hidden geometric relationships within the natural subject itself. This transformation methodology demonstrates how familiar forms can be reimagined through systematic visual analysis, bridging the artist’s architectural background with contemporary conceptual practice.

Only for sale as a series. The frames are handmade by the artist and are integral to the work.

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Naturalistic painting of Great Tit bird in realistic detail
Semi-abstract painting of Great Tit with simplified forms
Abstract geometric painting derived from Great Tit forms
Pure geometric abstract painting in final transformation stage
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Nydala I-II

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Projekt: fUN&Co (Forms and colours up north)

Year: 2024

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: (2x) 48x70cm

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This diptych documents the systematic transformation of a Swedish lakeside landscape. The first painting begins with naturalistic observation—water, sky, reflections—while strategic areas of raw canvas interrupt the representation. The second work completes the geometric analysis, translating observed forms into angular abstractions while maintaining the original colour relationships. The raw canvas functions as both negative space and architectural element, revealing the underlying structure before abstraction. Part of the fUN&Co project exploring Northern Swedish landscapes through transformation methodology.

These paintings are available for purchase individually. The frames are handmade by the artist and are integral to the work.

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Landscape painting showing Swedish lakeside with dramatic sky, partially revealed raw canvas creating abstraction from naturalistic water scene
Geometric abstract painting derived from lakeside landscape with angular forms and color blocks maintaining connection to natural observation
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

North Sea I

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Projekt: roB (recollection of Belgium)

Year: 2024

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 65x37cm

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The geometric patterns contain colours extracted from the central seascape, but the partially painted border creates deliberate separation. This division questions the relationship between observed reality and analytical abstraction—the architectural framework interrupts rather than frames, suggesting fragmentation of memory. Part of the roB project exploring distance and displacement.

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Seascape painting with central North Sea view framed by partially painted geometric border creating window-like separation between present observation and past memory
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Figure Study in Earth Tones I

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Year: 2025

Medium: pigmented liquin on canvas

Dimensions: 40x60cm

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This work employs pigmented charcoal bound with liquin on raw canvas, creating unique textural depth. The technique allows for both drawing directness and painterly coverage—charcoal’s immediacy combined with liquin’s binding properties creates a surface between sketch and painting. The profile pose emphasizes the architectural structure of the human form, while the raw canvas provides warm undertones that interact with the charcoal pigmentation. The mature figure challenges conventional beauty standards in figurative art, presenting physical reality with dignified directness. Part of an ongoing investigation into mixed media approaches that bridge drawing and painting techniques.

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Figure study of mature female form in profile, rendered in pigmented charcoal on raw canvas with warm earth tones
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Birch on Raw Canvas

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Projekt: fUN&Co (forms Up North & Colours)

Year: 2025

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 23x32cm (dimension frame)

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This intimate study captures a Swedish birch tree painted directly onto raw canvas, the unpainted cardboard-coloured ground becoming winter sky and snow. The distinctive silver bark with dark markings creates strong vertical contrast against the warm negative space. The delicate branch work demonstrates botanical precision whilst the minimal composition focuses attention on the tree’s essential form. Professional framing behind glass elevates this small oil study to the presentation standard of works on paper, creating an unusual hybrid between painting and drawing formats.

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Oil painting of silver birch tree on raw canvas showing bark texture and delicate branches, winter landscape with minimal ground treatment, framed behind glass
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Figure Study in Earth Tones II

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Year: 2025

Medium: pigmented liquin on canvas

Dimensions: 40x50cm

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This rear view study employs liquin-bound charcoal technique on raw canvas, creating painterly coverage with drawing directness. The raised arms and natural hair-touching gesture create a dynamic line through the torso whilst demonstrating anatomical understanding. The warm canvas ground provides mid-tone efficiency, allowing focused work on form and light. Part of ongoing exploration of figure studies using innovative mixed media approaches that bridge traditional drawing and contemporary painting techniques.

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Rear view figure study with hands raised to hair, rendered in earth tones on raw canvas showing anatomical precision and natural pose
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Umeå Stads Kyrka I-III

Projekt: fUN&Co (Forms and colours up north)

Year: 2024-2025

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: (3x) 65x55cm

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This triptych demonstrates systematic progression from observation to abstraction: naturalistic church observation evolves through geometric simplification to pure architectural analysis. The bare winter trees frame the figurative work, become stylised geometric elements in the transition, then disappear as the church itself reduces to essential triangular forms. Raw canvas integration creates compositional structure whilst the consistent sunset palette maintains visual unity across the progression. This series applies architectural analysis to religious buildings, deconstructing Gothic forms into fundamental geometric relationships.

Only for sale as a series. The frames are handmade by the artist and are integral to the work.

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Red brick church in winter landscape with bare trees framing composition, dramatic sunset sky, snow-covered ground showing Gothic architecture
Church composition with geometric simplification, stylised trees, architectural elements maintained with sunset gradient
Pure geometric abstraction of church architecture showing triangular forms and structural analysis against raw canvas
Woodpecker transformation series showing four sequential paintings: naturalistic woodpecker at feeder progressing through geometric deconstruction to pure circular abstraction, demonstrating systematic architectural analysis of natural form

Hackspett I-IV

Projekt: fUN&Co (Forms and colours up north)

Year: 2025

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: (4x) 60x60cm

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This series represents the artist’s signature methodology, a systematic progression from natural observation to geometric abstraction. Beginning with a realistic woodpecker at a bird feeder, each work methodically deconstructs form, colour, and structure. The circular feeder becomes an architectural diagram, the bird’s curves transform into geometric relationships, culminating in a pure abstract composition where natural origins remain encoded within formal language. The large square format (60x60cm each) creates a monumental presence for the intimate subject, whilst Payne’s grey frames unify the progression. This work demonstrates how architectural analysis can reveal hidden geometric structures within natural forms, questioning the relationship between observation and interpretation.

Only for sale as a series. The frames are handmade by the artist and are integral to the work.

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Realistic woodpecker on branch with bird feeder, winter scene showing detailed plumage and natural pose
Woodpecker partially deconstructed showing circular feeder pattern analysis, geometric elements emerging from natural form
Geometric composition reducing woodpecker to curved forms and circular patterns, architectural analysis of bird structure
Hackspett 3
Complete geometric abstraction with circular and curved elements, pure architectural forms derived from woodpecker observation