Dala paintings or Kurbits paintings. These figurative paintings were made in Dalarna in Sweden and they had their flourishing period in the years 1790-1850. Kurbits is from the beginning the name of a big plant, with gourds, leaves and flowers, Cucurbita in Latin. This plant has become the main symbol for a painting from Dalarna, but the word has been used so much that in daily speech we often no longer know the meaning of it. A course in “kurbits painting” is probably a course in decorating…

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Swedish Kurbits Card - Viveca Lammers. These Kurbits patterns were developed in the area around Leksand in Dalarna in Sweden around 1800 and they have become symbolic for Sweden, together with the brightly painted Dala Horse, also from Dalarna. The old times´ peasant painters often made illustrations to biblical scenes. The Kurbits Tree is the tree that was mentioned in the Bible. http://swedishdalapaintings.blogspot.s...

: : so here it is : : my first try at a modern take on traditional Swedish kurbits patterns. I have been wanting to share this with all of you for a long time. these only existed in my head until a few weeks ago, when they actually started to take shape on my computer screen. will you let me know what you think? this is just a start, I hope to grow a lot from here, but these were some of my very first ideas. I have lots more.... but first, I'm curious about your thoughts.

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It is the traditional old Swedish Dala style, usually named Kurbits, which was developed by peasant painters. This flower is a well known motive that is typical for Sweden. http://swedishdalapaintings.blogspot.se/ - Swedish Kurbits Soldier in Dalarna

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