In Norway, Sweden and other Scandinavian countries the dominant folk art is “rosemaling”, which means decorative painting. I’ve lived in Sweden twice and came to admire rosemaling. When I returned home after my first trip, I attended a Scandinavian dance festival at Folklore Village, in Ridgeway, Wisconsin and learned this art at a workshop. I don’t use the traditional paints anymore, but I do enjoy using pen and colored pencils to make the fantasy flowers of the genre. I made this piece for my wife.