The archive pages contain historical artwork from my family. Most works lack specific details such as, where the works were painted, and most have no title, although they have either been affecionately referred to as... or I've called them something or another through my childhood. I've included what information I know about them based on what I've been told. In the event that anyone has information or images of works that I lack here, or corrections to what I've written, please click on Contact Me above and send me an E-mail.
The first pages are works of my Grandfather, John Soma. I'll note here that the Norwegian spelling of our last name is "Some" but in America, pronounced as spelled here.
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John Soma This painting hangs in my Uncle John's house. I always called it Kodiak, but that's my memory. I'm not sure where the settting is, but I assume it's Alaska, as Norway has no Kodiak Bears. This quite possibly could have been copied out of National Geographic, as my Grandfather would occasionally do. Notice the house in the background. It is a Nordic design, and has traditional brace tips. Houses in Thailand are very similar!
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John Soma Named by my Mother, this is titled the "Santa Marie". The story behind this painting is quite neat. My Mother, Veandra "Dee" as a child asked her Father if she could buy it. The price? Eight cents. That's all she had. So sold it to her he did. This painting was never actually finished, and so I digitally completed it. The water just to the right of the ship was not colored, and the top of the main sail was incomplete. |
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John Soma The Fishermen. This has always been one of my favorite family paintings. It's simple in color, and simple in situational existence. Three fishermen are eating a single bowl of soup on a tiny table, with nothing in the composition but a fireplace and cupboard. Oil on panel. This painting was copied from a photo in National Geographic, and my Mother, Dee still has the delicate clipping John used. |
