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High Country Elk, watercolor, 22 x 30. |
By Bonnie Gangelhoff
You might call Morten Solberg a globe-trotter. His many painting trips have taken him from the frozen Alaskan tundra to the African desert, and along the way he’s had some harrowing experiences.
He once stood face to face with a polar bear; another time he found himself nearly nose to trunk with a charging elephant.
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“Its trunk was in the air and its ears were flapping,” Solberg recalls of that moment during an African excursion. “It was 10 feet away. A guide yelled for me to stand still, so I froze.”
Hair-raising exploits such as these aren’t usually part of an artist’s job description, but for Solberg they are normal occupational hazards.
Travel adventures, whether in faraway lands or close to home, offer the chance to absorb the mood of each environment and the wildlife that inhabits it. View-ers familiar with Solberg’s watercolors know that the environment is a key element.
“I take in the sights, sounds, and