About Me
My style can best be described as a mixture between realism and dreamlike fantasy settings. I am trying to capture the essence and spirituality of Nordic nature.
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The subject in my art is wolves and canines, but occasionally something else pops up on the paper.
My Story
My name is Cecilia “Cicci” Engdahl . I currently live in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands with my husband and a pack of Northern Inuit Dogs. I originate from the county of Jamtland, Sweden and am a “Jamt” in heart and soul.
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I am a self-taught artist who relies on experimenting, tutorials and a vast library of art books to improve my artistic skills. Even since a young age, my parents have been encouraging me to draw and paint and gifted me with artist pencils and watercolours. My favourite media is watercolours, but I also love to experiment with my airbrush, acrylics and coloured pencils.
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The artist that inspires me the most with their creations is Göran Boström, Staffan Ullström, David Smith, Therese Vildefall, Christy Grandjean and many more.
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My education lies in Web Programming and design for Web and Print, which is something I use professionally as a front-end developer for a worldwide software company. However the route there was via my interest in art as I really wanted to become a wolf scientist and has also spent a few years studying Biology before a major change of career.
The love I have of wolves eventually led me to get out first Northern Inuit Dog in 2013 and today I and my husband have a small kennel, Valkyrie Wolfalikes, where we breed these wonderful dogs. If you like to know more, feel free to venture to our kennel page.
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Besides wolves, I also have an interest in re-enactment and am a member of the SCA, where my focus lies within the Scandinavian Vendel and Viking age regarding costuming, cooking and general life.