Øystein Blegen Hoel

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Abstract composition. Lines and curves in shades of blue and green, as well as white and magenta. Blue visually dominant. — Voice of Waves 2025

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 50 cm

Abstract composition. Dynamic shapes and lines in yellow/ochre, red, light blue as well as darker blue contours and magenta. — A Kind of Patience 2025

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 50 cm

Abstract composition. Visual dominance of two halves. Upper part black with flowing, horisontal hints of faint green and blue. Lower part off-white/white with touches of black and dark blue. The halves are broken by vertical green strokes. A faint black outline forms an oval shape that makes the halves express a holistic expression. — New Night 2025

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 50 cm

Abstract. Mainly lines and shapes in green and white – white with elements of green, yellow and light blue – mostly surrounded of indigo, black, blue, yellow and shadings of green and grey against white. Maybe figures can be discerned. — Looking for red 2025

Acrylic on canvas 126 x 96 cm

A blue and green vertical surface is divided by an uneven line. Both are broken by structures that suggest movements – mainly white, shades of blue and orange. — Costa Segreta 2025

Acrylic on canvas 70 x 60 cm

At the top, a kind of imprint of a dark blue being in green surroundings. Below you can see a blu surface – with is again bounded by a vertical narrow white surface at the very bottom. The surfaces are broken by thin brushstrokes in white, black an eggshell color. — Pond Echoes 2025

Acrylic on canvas 70 x 60 cm

A green surface is broken by blue and white surroundings. Green area also in the left corner. Clear brushstrokes suggest shapes and figures. — Mother's Island 2025

Acrylic on canvas 70 x 60 cm

Abstract. Horizontal fields and lines in red/maroon, orange, magenta and black framed by a white rectangle interspersed with shades of blue – as well as “arms” towards each corner. Outside the rectangle mainly red/maroon and orange. — Good Bye (Don’t Die), My Darling 2025

Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm

Abstract. Figures and shapes in eggshell color, yellow, some white, black, light blue and magenta on a reddish brown background. Below, two narrow lines in black and dark green. — Pets – The Only Leftovers 2025

Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm

Light blue, green, white shades, pink and orange figures and shapes. Mix of strong and less strong contours. — A Walk in the Old Park 2024

Acrylic on canvas 120 x 90 cm

Figures and shapes in red, black and white. Two quite clear ones. Smaller ones in pink, yellow, blue and black. — Everyone Is Watching You Now 2023

Acrylic on canvas 99 x 92 cm

Lines shapes and forms make up blue, ochre, yellow white and green shapes and fugures. Two figures arenb emphasized by black outlines. — New Animals 2023

Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm

Blue, red, yellow, green, black and white shapes and figures. Image is dominated by a centered part that is blue, black and green broken by red, white and blue. — Circus Blue 2023

Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm

Abstract. Irregular black, yellow and white surface with clear strokes of red. The image expresses energy that can be perceived on a scale from aggressive to playful. The title is intended as an invitation to free interpretation. — Fly little bird, fly 2021-22

Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 cm

Some will call it abstract, others semi abstract. The surface is covered by strokes of yellow, white and black, plus clear elements of red. Uncertain whether it is one or more figures, or none, to be seen. — The Mask Behind the Mask... Behind... 2022

Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 cm

Headlike shape in red and orange dominates. Surrounded by figures and shapes that are yellow, light blue and shades of white. — The Poet's Exhaust 2018-22

Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm

The image is abstract, but contains shapes and figurs that can be associated with living beings in contact with each other. Main colors in red, yellow and black. Some shades of blue. White background. — Distance Abolished 2021

Acrylic on canvas 90 x 70 cm