Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Material:225g Fine Art Paper feathery brushstrokes that capture light

feathery brushstrokes that capture light in perpetual motion

yet the visual language is entirely modern: non-representational

In 'Jeune fille accoudée'

minimalist portrait

the gradation handled with the controlled spontaneity of the Shijo school

Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Material:225g Fine Art Paper feathery brushstrokes that capture lightHoffstad's illustration of Pinus silvestris the Scots pine confronts one of Scandinavian nature's most architecturally complex subjects. The image documents the pine's distinctive features with botanical rigour: needle clusters in paired fascicles, the asymmetric cone, the characteristic bark texture suggested through careful line rather than heavy shading. There is something almost contemplative about the composition the tree reduced to its essential