Volvo Ocean Race

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The boats from Volvo Ocean Race landed in Stockholm today, and the city has blocked of a whole quai (Skeppsbron) for the occasion, causing a few traffic jams here and there.
I love sailing, and even though I don´t like this kind of event very much (you know, a big stage with performing celebrities, a few stands selling beer and simple food, an inner sealed off area for the sailors and business people to mingle in, and loads of ordinary people watching the whole thing) I had to go see these boats in real life. My, our livingroom is narrower than these floating giants!

13 x 17 cm, Lamy Safari with Noodler´s Lexington gray ink and watercolours on sketchbook page.

10 Responses to “Volvo Ocean Race”

  1. winna says:

    I love how you handle the watercolor and use the space very much..

  2. Kate (Cathy Johnson) says:

    Oh, just brilliant! What a wonderful day…

  3. Margaret Ann says:

    Fabulous compostition…Love the diagonal lines of the rigging and the clouds. Spectacularly clear fresh color! :)

  4. Deborah says:

    I really like the parallel lines of the boats in front of the soft flowing background.

  5. Jennifer Lawson says:

    Wonderful Nina. Love the colors of the boats against the gray buildings. Also, great church in the previous post.

  6. Alex says:

    And my swedish friend just called me about 4 hours before and told me about this race! :) He actually went there and I told him about the new Volvo plug-in electric car developed with Vattenfall, and he found that car being displayed too ^^
    Awesome drawing!

  7. iva yaneva says:

    your work is absolutely gorgeous!!

  8. polusladkaia says:

    stunning, like dance!

  9. freebird says:

    Just enjoyed looking at all the latest postings. It's such a joy to see your work.

  10. Felicity says:

    I love this and the other painting of the boat in the dock at Stockholm. There is always a contemporary feel to everything you do. Your work is so beautiful but I get the sense that you are not at all precious about it!


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