The three sample works ‘Cloud Histories’ incorporate historical photos of Oakville and my photos of clouds, set within a 3D structure that includes some architectural elements that I created. These are digital images that can be scaled and adjusted to meet specific site requirements.

My artwork currently on display at Meaford Hall includes several of my ‘Cloud’ paintings as well as a few of my ‘Clouds and Waves’ constructions. These works fall generally within the category of landscapes, overlaid and abstracted through the lens of my experience being in the landscape. I’m representing not so much what the landscape…

Three artists transform their environments into compelling visual narratives, each offering a distinct perspective on the world around them. Through their unique approaches, they invite viewers to discover the extraordinary within the everyday, revealing unexpected beauty, hidden stories, and new ways of seeing the familiar. Galleries are open during business hours.Monday to Saturday 10 a.m.…

Open to interpretaion. Open-ended. Open minded. Open to change. Like the shifting clouds and waves that this work depicts, I intend for the meaning of these works to remain open. They don’t resolve to a specific meaning. Don’t look for a single symbolic meaning, but let them oscillate between various interpretaions.

A review published in artoronto.ca on 18 October, 2024 written by Hugh Alcock. Notionally the theme of this show is sky and water. This is a recurrent theme in Sandblom’s work. It stems in part from a fascination with looking at water and sky in nature. Sandblom is an avid sailor, and so has been…

Mikael Sandblom’s mixed media exhibition extends the contemplation of clouds and waves into a deeper exploration of memory, perception, and the nature of consciousness. October 9th – 20th, 2024 Tue – Sat: 1pm – 5pm, Sun: 1pm – 4pm Mikael Sandblom’s work is based on extensive observations of clouds and waves. Rather than a literal…

My recent work is based on extensive observations of clouds and waves. Rather than a literal depiction of these phenomena, the artwork represents the experience of sustained attention interwoven with a free-associative state of mind that is induced when you look at nature very carefully. Contradictory geometries materialize and dissipate, while fragments of memory intermingle…

It’s an innate compulsion. You can’t stop interpreting. There’s a racoon over in that corner. No, it’s a dog. No, it’s a broken flowerpot. Up close, it’s definitely a broken flowerpot. Your mind projects ideas until it finds the best fit. There’s a flash of vertigo when one hallucination is swapped out for another.

Clouds are very useful for time travel. Wander through childhood rooms; meet old friends. You go wherever and do whatever you want.  It’s a mystery. What is it about clouds that sets you free to float through time and space? “Steer Your Way” is another complex journey through the clouds. Dashed and dotted lines suggest…