SO (I) AM
Staffan Odenhall Art & Music
My namn is Staffan Odenhall. I’ve been working with music my whole life. I play the saxophone, oboe and some piano, but mostly I compose. I’ve also been a music teacher with a lot of pupils, but composing has been (and is) the main thing in my life.
I’ve also been painting in periods since I was very young and I’ve been part of some painting courses now and then, but it was the corona pandemic that got me into it on a daily basis. And I love it! Now I paint every day.
The techniques are often digital or acrylic, or a mix of it, and most of the times I don’t know what to do when I start painting. Or maybe I just have a vague idea of what to do, and just start up. In the beginning it feels like I am the master of the plan, but after a while, it changes, and the painting itself takes over. Now there is a period of battle between me and the painting, but the painting always win. At this moment I have to carefully listen to what the painting is telling me, and how much more I should paint. This is exiting! Is it finished or not…? Sometimes I get it right and sometimes I don’t. If I don’t get it right, I just start up with a new painting. I love it and I do it every day!