Artist Jorn Lynae Mork presents an uplifting portfolio of colorful, stylized works filled with symbolic references. Enjoy, and learn more by visiting her website.
![“Walking With Flowers” Oil Pastel, 26” x 20” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1-walking-with-flowers-1.jpg)
“Walking With Flowers” Oil Pastel, 26” x 20”
When asked who or what I am I say, “An artist.”
What kind of an artist? Watercolor, oils……?
“I’m an artist who doesn’t quit trying to add something of permanence to the world.”
![“An Accounting of Bees” Oil Pastel, 24” x 20” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2-An-Accounting-of-Bees.jpg)
“An Accounting of Bees” Oil Pastel, 24” x 20”
I grew up in Minnesota and was raised by two amazing parents. They introduced me to art, sculpture, determination, a love for the land and archaeology. I am a self-taught painter. I have taken two workshops on printmaking and mixed media from Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. I learned jewelry fabrication at Penland School of Craft.
![“Procession” Oil Pastel, 24” x 20” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/3_procession.jpg)
“Procession” Oil Pastel, 24” x 20”
In 1986, I bought a van and an etching press. I love the process and smell of inks and printmaking. Eventually, I turned from printmaking to painting. My studio, which consisted of a dining room and kitchen, turned into an actual studio with large north facing windows that light the magic of paint and oil pastels.
![Artist Jorn Lynae Mork’s Studio. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/4-studio.jpg)
Artist Jorn Lynae Mork’s studio
Oil pastels are an immediate blast of color on a dark gessoed surface. They are an adventure in layering one color upon another—the texture is like drawing with lipstick.
![“Cranes” Oil Pastel, 26” x 20” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/5-Cranes.jpg)
“Cranes” Oil Pastel, 26” x 20”
When painting, sometimes I put oil paint on with my fingers, skipping a brush altogether. I like to paint on board rather than canvas because I like the feeling of connecting paint to a solid surface.
![“Walking Carefully” Oil Pastel, 20” x 26” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/6_walking_carefully.jpg)
“Walking Carefully” Oil Pastel, 20” x 26”
My colors are generally bright. I’ve taken lessons from finches turning yellow in spring. I think of the red from trumpet vines and poppies. Archaeology enters in. I paint subtle purples and greys from rocks or rusty red from handprints I’ve seen on temple walls.
![“Maura’s Flowers” Oil Pastel on Board, 30” x 30” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/7-Mauras-flowers-1.jpg)
“Maura’s Flowers” Oil Pastel on Board, 30” x 30”
My subjects are: Time. Women. Birds. Energy. Sunlight. Animals. Rocks. Trees. Wind. My subjects are interactions between each or all of them. I try to paint the connections I feel. Using paint, color, lines and symbolism, a painting emerges of an archetypal scene calling the viewer to become involved even if only for a moment.
![“Wind Up Bird” Oil Pastel on Board, 30” x 30” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8_wind_up_bird.jpg)
“Wind Up Bird” Oil Pastel on Board, 30” x 30”
I try to paint the way a meadowlark sings. Lines become the energetic swirls of wind and a woman may show the strength of a mountain or the resilience of a tree.
![“Springtime Tea” Oil Pastel and Oil Paint on Board, 30” x 30” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/9_springtime_tea.jpg)
“Springtime Tea” Oil Pastel and Oil Paint on Board, 30” x 30”
My childhood became who I am now—a self-taught, determined artist, influenced by the world around me and a world that preceded me. My art is stylized. My figures are tall. My titles are necessary.
![“Quiet Moment” Oil Pastel and Oil Paint on Board, 30” x 30” by artist Jorn Mork. See her portfolio by visiting www.ArtsyShark.com](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/10_quiet_moment.jpg)
“Quiet Moment” Oil Pastel and Oil Paint on Board, 30” x 30”
I think I make honest art. It says who I am. Maybe I am adding something reflective to the world and maybe something significant.
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