Artist tutor Karen Pearson leads sketching walks into the Norwegian countryside, take you to visit local art studios showing paintings, glass and ceramics, and take a trip into Tromso to some of her favourite sketching spots including the Arctic-Alpine Botanical Gardens and museums.

Karen will cover techniques for mixing rich autumnal colours, and share tips for how to paint water and reflections.  On shoreline expeditions you will tackle watery subjects, flotsam and jetsam and fishing boats.  Don’t forget to save some energy ready for night-time aurora borealis activity!

Our base for this Art Safari is a peaceful waterfront farmstead on Kvaløya Island surrounded by beautiful north Norwegian wilderness, approximately 50 minutes from Tromso.  We have a light airy studio space at the Farmstead to work on our sketches, which enjoys panoramic views of the sea and mountains.

Walking and photography opportunities also abound.

The Arctic autumn produces a wonderful display of colour as the sunrises and sunsets become longer, with yellows dissolving into oranges, often giving way to extraordinary mauves and purples in the fjords at low light.  The colour of the landscape is magnificent, and as the first snow arrives in September/ October, russet leaves frame distant snowy mountains in the background.

As the nights begin to darken and if it is clear, there’s a good chance of seeing the glowing Aurora dance across the skies in luminous green bands – it’s quite simply breath-taking!  So, we hope you’ll be sketching stunning autumnal landscapes by day and the spectacular northern lights by night.

Would you like to spend longer in Norway?

Our tour extension suggestions include a short cruise down Norway’s beautiful coastline from Tromso to Bergen via the stunning Lofoten Islands.  Ask us for more details.