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Live painting on stage to music

It is something very liberating to let time fly by for hours while listening to music and working away creatively. Freedom not to worry about painting stains on clothes, face or Einstein-style hair do, or care about the world at large…

On NRK, 2025

TV recording with the musician couple Rebecca and Andreas Grimstad in Horten for NRK TV Norge Rundt, summer 2025.

NRK Radio Østlandssendingen, October 2025: Birgitta paints live on air for a full hour, interviewed along the way about what she sees in Lillebjørn Nilsen’s song “God natt, Oslo”, playing in her headphones again and again throughout the broadcast.

  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, NRK TV Norge Rundt, Horten, summer 2025
    NRK TV Norge Rundt, Horten, summer 2025
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, NRK Radio Østlandssendingen, October 2025
    NRK Radio Østlandssendingen, October 2025
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, NRK Radio Østlandssendingen, October 2025
    NRK Radio Østlandssendingen, October 2025

Film clip/photos from Live Painted Music Saturday 31st of August at Papirhuset in Tønsberg

With violinst Sara Övinge and composer/electronica musician and pianist Kjetil Bjerkestrand.

  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Papirhuset, Tønsberg
    Papirhuset, Tønsberg
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Papirhuset, Tønsberg
    Papirhuset, Tønsberg
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Papirhuset, Tønsberg
    Papirhuset, Tønsberg
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Papirhuset, Tønsberg
    Papirhuset, Tønsberg

Synesthesia collaboration with The University of Oslo

The Little red ring!

Here is a low quality (film wise) sneak peak into the process before professor Alexander Refsum Jensenius at The University og Oslo has been able to make an analysis of all the material gathered from the use of Hitech tracking glasses during Live Painted Music på Papirhuset i Tønsberg 31. august .

The choices in the artistic process and eye movements can be tracked, and the little red ring is a marker showing WHERE my eye gaze was at every moment when violinist Sara Övinge and pianist/conposer Kjetil Bjerkestrand performed their magnificent music.

THIS outtake is just an example, visually. There will be a more thorough commentary made by professor in Music Technology, Jensenius.

Photos from Frogner Cinema 28th.January

With Arve Tellefsen and Kjetil Bjerkestrand

  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Frogner Cinema
    Frogner Cinema
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Frogner Cinema
    Frogner Cinema

Miami

  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Miami
    Miami
  • Birgitta Strobel painting live, Miami
    Miami