Vest Agder style wedding procession. In this area you see many examples of wedding parties painted around the outer edge of the inside of a bowl. There is a fun stylized flat bottom tulip and a delightful rose from this area.
At the very southern tip of Norway, immediately to the left of the Setesdal Valley on the map, is the area or county known as Vest Agder (West Agder). The port towns of Mandal and Kristiiansand were the bases for trade with Holland.
The folk art of this area is based on floral baroque. With straighter scrolls, almost like palm trees, ending in a profusion of flowers, leaves, and small teardrops or comma strokes. This is an area where we can see many examples of the wedding party painted around the outer edge of the inside of the bowl. A few drunks were usually in attendance as the wedding party progressed.
Backgrounds in this style were usually dark, but a few light versions such as this sandy yellow were used on bowls. Here the bride on horseback in the center is surrounded by leaves, scrolls and flowers in the traditional Vest Agder Rosemaling style.
Palette
Jo Sonja's Matte Flow Acrylics
Burnt or Raw Umber
Carbon Black
Diox. Purple (optional)
Gold Oxide
Iridescent Gold
Pearl White
Purple Madder
Pyrrole Orange
Rich Gold
Ultramarine Blue
Unbleached Titanium
Yellow Oxide
Yellow Deep
Red - The red from your edge color or Red Earth + Geranium.
Blue - The blue from your background.
Green - Olive Green + Vines is nice or Teal Green + a touch of Yellow Oxide would also be good, if you want a little more blue green.
Add black, Burnt Umber, or Diox.Purple to make shades.
Add white or Yellow Deep + W to make tints. For overlays you may add a touch of Orange or Rich Gold.
For blue tints you may prefer to use Pearl White, but be careful of too much contrast here. This will depend on how you are developing your painting.
Mediums
Kleister Medium
Retarder Medium or Gel Retarder
Texture Paste
Barrier coat (optional) Clear Glaze Medium
Brushes
Jo Sonja’s Sure Touch Brushes
#6-8 filbert, #3-4 round - Basic painting
#2 liner or #2-3 detailer - Liner work
#3 round - Lettering
#1 - 2 round - Long point or brush of choice - Teardrops
The brush you use for fine details and teardrops is very personal; you may prefer your liner, detailer or small round.
Glazing:
1" flat, filbert, or oval glaze - Applying Retarder
1/2" - 3/8" oval glaze - Applying glaze color
1" mop, stippler, or bristle blender - Blending out glaze color.
