Can of surströmming, drawing

Theme this week is Canned on Illustrationfriday.com . My first thought was a can of surströmming or fermented Baltic herring. This is an exotic speciality of Sweden. Some love it and some detest it. This is an old type of food with an infamous smell. It is produced along the northern coastline of Sweden. The herring is fermented and then tinned where the fermentation process continues. The process only require a small amount of salt and therefor was it a common way to preserve fish  where salt was scars.

You can find surströmming in almost every supermarket in Sweden now and is considered a delicacy. In old time it was a everyday dish along the north Baltic coastline. 

You can find more information about surströmming in Wikipedia.

I have tasted it. It was edible but none of my favorites. And the smell? Well, you survive.

Original artwork. Color pen drawing on paper.  Style: realistic. Size : 19 x 27 cm or 7 x 10,5 in. Available for purchase.

Walnut seed,oil pastel painting

Theme on Illustrationfriday.com this week is Seed. A walnut, a big and beautiful seed.

Oil pastel painting, original artwork. Size 20 x 15 cm or 8 x 6 in.

Plain meal, oil pastel on paper

Topic of the week on Illustrationfriday.com is Plain. I thought of a plain meal with fried eggs. Plain can be so many things. Good and bad. But even plain food can be tasty.
Size: 31 x 24 cm or 12 x 9,5 in. Oil pastel on green tinted paper.
E-mail me if you like to purchase the artwork. Price: 90 $ with passepartout.

Last piece of chocolate, food and candy, still life, oilpastel

SOLD

A still life from a chocoholic. In Finland and Sweden you can buy a milk chocolate from a company called Fazer. In my opinion they have the best milk chocolate. This artwork is made with oil pastel on brown tinted paper. Size 22 x 30 cm or 8,5 x 12 in.

Eggs and spoon, food, still life, oil pastel

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Three eggs and spoon. Oil pastel on brown colored Canson paper. Size 21 x 16 cm or 10 x 6 in.