Swedish (or Norwegian?) born painter, Odd Nerdrum is one of my favorite painters today. His technique is impressive. In my opinion, he’s today’s Rembrandt. Yes, mind you, his subject matter can be quite explicit and rather blunt, but you can’t ignore his raw talent. He’s up there with the greats.
I was googling him for inspiration…and found a blog post by a painter who had attended a workshop of Nerdrum’s. His post describes Odd’s techniques from canvas stretching, priming, color mixing, and brushwork detail. There are some great moments in this class that the author shares. I loved it and think you should read it (Below).
© Odd Nerdrum – his website
A Class with ODD NERDRUM http://fishingjunk.com/?p=55
3 weeks ago, I went to PAFA for a weekend workshop with Odd Nerdrum. I didn’t quite know what to expect at first. I hauled a 2 bags full of painting gears to philly and I didn’t even paint once. But guess what? it was still worth it.
So what did we do in this 2-day workshop? Most of the time, we watched him paint a portrait of a his student, from start to finish. It took him about 9-10 hours (1.5 days. We actually had the option to paint along side with him, but most people didn’t want to miss out on watching him paint). There was also a performance of Curatoriat (a play he wrote), a slide lecture and a critique session of workshop participants’ works. Continue reading “odd nerdrum – updated”