English Translation:
The Nerdrum student, Nicole Porter from Scotland, is exhibiting her drawings in The Yellow Gallery in Stavern.
Nicole is telling us about the exciting time as a student of Odd Nerdrum. I first came here in September 2008 after sending my application to the Forum gallery in New York; they then put me in contact with the Norwegian painter. About the everyday life at Rødvik, Nicole says that most of the day is spent by discussing with Odd and the other students. All the students’ gathers together with Odd and talk about literature, philosophy and his paintings. The rest of the day the students spend their time with a brush or a pencil in their hands. We paint or draw, and Odd guides us. How many students that live with the painter at Rødvik, and how long they are there for, varies. The students come from different countries. We’re being treated like guests, and feel very welcome! Nicole says. “It’s very educating. One week at Odd’s is like four years at an art school,” she says. Before she came she had just finished four years of art studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Scotland. Nicole’s drawings are filled with details. “I wanted to draw my experiences from Norway. Details are important to me,” she says. The time in Norway has gone by fast. “I’m leaving in May,” Nicole says. She has been working at The Yellow Gallery on the weekends. “It has been necessary for me to take part in the daily life in Norway.” She describes the stay with the master as surreal. “It has been an incredibly interesting and educating experience.” If you wish to see more of Nicole’s drawings, you can visit The Yellow Gallery in Stavern, where they are hanging on the walls in the cafe.