DanielKarlsson

... Since I last posted a journal entry. The passed year has been filled with all the new experiences that comes with becoming a parent, and I haven't had as much time or energy to pour into my paintings as I would have liked to. Anyhow, I'm now officially on parental leave, which seem to be even more time-consuming. I'm gonna try to discipline myself and find time to paint whenever I can.

I don't know how many of my watchers read these journals, but I'd like to know if any of you would like me to maybe update these more often and write about my process and thoughts in general? I'm also wondering if any of you are following me on instagram/facebook. I tend to post wip-pics there if anyone is interested.

instagram.com/karlsson_art

On the 10th of january 2014, I became the proud father of a boy. His name is Charlie, a future nuisance and referencemodel for my paintings.

Might produce less art for a while, but I'll be back in full swing eventually.

I can't help but to brag and show him off, so here is a link to a photo of him all fresh out of the oven:
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... By nightmare magazine. You can now read the article for free online. Follow the link:
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…Megan Clarke aka Ghost-Apple.ghost-apple.deviantart.com/


I chose Megans text because it illustrates her own personal journey into discovering my art and it's also a nice summary of what my art is all about.


- My favorite piece of yours to this day still has to be "The Slut". It was my first experience with your interesting, often filthy yet always fun art. You show this utterly adorable little deer in a minimal scene with beetles crawling about with what hit me at first as a shocking name. Of course being the curious person I am I decided I had to do a little further investigating of the artist behind such a whimsical piece. From there I discovered a gallery of strange and scary and beautifully artistic painting and illustrations that captured my eye. From the darling deer with a simple background to fantastical creatures and macabre renditions of pop culture I became engrossed. So if it weren't for that heart melting fawn sitting in a very suggestive manner (I mean Bambi basically had fawns with his half sister/cousin so I can see another meaning behind the slutty and naughty title) I would have never stumbled upon your wonderful gallery!-


I want to thank everyone who participated, it was very interesting and flattering to read your contributions. I'm sorry that I can't give all of you a portrait, but maybe you could can convince me to do something like this again soon.