Beautiful Days in Paradise
“Welcome to another beautiful day in paradise”
Those are the last words I received from my dear friend Ivanir Sibylla Hasson the day before she died. And we have shared so many wonderful days and beautiful moments together. This painting is me, remembering, cherishing them all.
R.I.P
You are deeply missed.
Anam Cara
©KAT
November 2020
Beautiful Days in Paradise, 11.11.2020: Acrylic on chipboard 1.2x1.2m ©KAT
Photo, taken on our last trip together, 4 days before Ivanir died. Sitting together in slience, drinking our morning coffee whilst watching the sun come up.
The Virtual Art Park of Sjøholmen
This work featured in the group exhibition ‘Gratitude’, December 2020 at ‘The Virtual Art Park of Sjøholmen’, Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus just outside of Oslo, as a film featuring me, presenting this work, reflecting and sharing my thoughts on gratitude.
‘Light Seeds’
Since November 2020 I have continued to paint. So far I have painted 5 fragments of 60cm x 60cm and 12 of 15cm x 15cm, all with the same expression as the original painting. Each fragment a small part of a whole, while whole within itself. These small paintings are ‘lIght seeds’. The ‘seeds’ - ‘Ivanir’s light’ - ‘my light’ - the light we shared, continue to grow and spread. Her light and passion for life is shared with others by giving some of the paintings away. Ivanir touched so many people. ‘Beautiful Days in Paradise’ is about grief. About coming to terms with losing a loved one, while searching for a way to celebrate everything that Ivanir was - still is - with gratitude.
