Dawning

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Dawning

The Dawning Collection

The Dawning Collection is a series of 4 NFT's based on a soft pastel original, inspired by the first ethereal rays of light opening the darkness of night, giving us the first hints of the new day that’s in the dawning. For the NFT’s I used details that I digitally manipulated, to enhance the translucency and ethereal quality.

I have built the darkness with many colours to make it dense but interesting and tried to colour the translucent qualities of the first morning light. In the dead of winter the dawning process moves  slowly, giving me plenty of time to observe and enjoy. This time of the year we dont have many brigt hours of daylight, so when it dawns we feel it strongly, and enjoy watching the batle between the force of light push away the overwhelming darkness. This artwork spring from memories of many beautiful mornings, but one in particular has inspired me and been kept as a powerful memory;  We had to travel in the early hours by boat along the coast travelling North, it was pich black outside when we started and got to enjoy the wonder that unfolded outside our window as the day was born. The slow unfolding of the dim ethereal light opening the horizon in the East gave so much hope, the few flickers of light echoed above opened the wide sky. I was surprised by how strongly it moved me, after all it was just another morning. This impression stayed with me, it made a powerful impression of awe, and years later I remembered and created this piece of art, called Dawning.

The Dawning Original

This artwork is for sale, size: 76 x 56 cm, soft pastels on 300 g cold pressed cotton paper. The artwork is in Stavanger, Norway. It’s made of soft pastels on cotton paper. Completed 2021.