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Last year (which is not that long ago) I made this little painting of the northern light – and tried it with a much looser brush than I’ve done in my paintings so far; they’ve been more detailed. But this was a well-received present, and I’ve been told it has got many nice comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern light – the Aurora Borealis – over a winter landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s also a bit nice to hear about the little “wow” added when the light is turned off, and the glow in the dark effect is visible \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glow-in-the-dark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s fun to experiment like this. Other ideas are forming in my head, too \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last year (which is not that long ago) I made this little painting of the northern light – and tried it with a much looser brush than I’ve done in my paintings so far; they’ve been more detailed. But this was a well-received present, and I’ve been told it has got many nice comments. 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