Liv Hansen

Scandinavian winter illustration series featuring interior scenes, still life drawings, and a snow-covered landscape. This series of winter illustrations moves between interior and landscape — from a house set quietly in snow to the smaller, enclosed spaces of a table, a window, a cup left warm. The scenes are not connected by narrative so much as by temperature. Light held low. Rooms that seem to keep their own time . A Winter House in Snow A small house stands at the edge of a clearing, its...

Winter light tends to flatten a room. The colours are quieter, and objects stand more clearly on their own. There’s less movement, less distraction. What remains is often enough. This is usually where my Scandinavian interior drawings begin. Scandinavian winter cabin in the forest. In these scenes, the outside is present, but only just. Snow against a window, a dark line of trees, a sky that doesn’t fully brighten during the day. The room holds the light instead of reflecting it. It settles...

This is a reference study of a vintage coffee pot and coffee can found in a Danish 1950s kitchen, used as a starting point for interior and still-life drawings. The handles are darkened where they've been held. The metal is worn, but not evenly. The sprout is lighter. The base is scratched. Next to it, the can is worn too. The color has faded in places. The lid is slightly dented. Nothing has been restored. Related: Illustration Influences and Reference Material A vintage coffee pot and...