Kerstin Rassner
The Garden of Sofiero

	The entrance of "Sofiero Slott"	The Azaleas and Rhododendrons blooming in May or June.

The Royal Palace of Sofiero

King Gustav VI Adolf	Royal princess Margaretha

My Paintings

"The old stable" on the exhibition in 1996 Oilpainting with brush F12	"The gardener´s cottage" on the exhibition in 1997 Oilpainting with brush L10	"In the green" on the exhibition in 2001 Oilpainting with knife on linen F8,38cm x 46cm, July 23th 2001

The Valley of Rhododendron

Green	Blooming	The oldest part of the valley with Rhododendron brought here from England.	You can walk many different ways through the valleys. Photo in Aug. 2001.

My Paintings

Tree 1 F6	Tree 2 F6	Tree 3 F6

After my visit in May 2000 I have painted some Rhododendronpictures with oilcolour and knife.

Azaleas near the entrance. Oilpainting Jan 2001. F 12	Rhododendrons and Azaleas near the entrance. Oilpainting 17 Marz 2001. F15	A young pair watching the Azaleas and Rhododendrons. Oilpainting in 2001,Sept.17, 27cm x 35cm	You can enjoy the valleys even without the rhododendrons blooming.

The Playground of the Royal Children

Up from the Rhododendron valley towards the playground.	The playhouse of Princess Ingrid, later Oueen of Denmark.	The playhouse of the princes.	My daughter in a modern network.

Paintings

The Gardens

The flowers near the stonewall	Red apples. Photo Aug. 2001	Photo in Aug. 2001.

Paintings

You will see The gardener´s cottage in the end of the "Main Street" throw the special gardens.Oilpainting in 1997 61cm x 46cm Oilpainting on linen 1997 F 12	The bear in the stone wall Oilpainting with wax oil sticks and solution on pannå. 38cm x 46cm 1997	Swedish colours near the wall. Oilpainting with wax oil sticks and terpentine. 24cm x 33cm 1997	"Robinia" pseudoacacia, a Leguminosae tree Oilpainting with knife on pannå, F2,19cm x 25cm, July 23th 2001

		coming later
The Cress Garden Oilpainting in 1996 with wax oil sticks and terpentine on board. F4 33cm x24cm	Sketch 1997 for an oilpainting with people admiring the garden. F8 38cm x 46cm	There are flowers all along the stone wall.Aquarelle sticks and water.

The greenhouses

Sara looking for grapes. Photo August 28th 2001	In the Melon greenhouse, a cellar with glaas roof. Photo in 2001.

Paintings

My son and I looking for grapes. Oilpainting with waxoil sticks in 1998. 33cm x 24cm

Dahlias

In the Dahlia Garden you will find several sorts of Dahlia in different colours and with butterflies and bees flying around them.

Paintings

I have made some paintings in vax oil with Dahlias.

Visitors in the Dahlia Garden Oilpainting with wax oil sticks and solution. F 8 1997	Rose Dahliawith butterfly Oilpainting with waxoil sticks in 1998.	Red dahlias Oilpainting with waxoil sticks in 1998.

Roses

There are a lot of roses at Sofiero and you can walk under bows of roses.

Walk under roses toward the waterlily pond with the bear in the wall.	Some sort of roses

Paintings

Rose

The butterfly house

In "orangeriet" a new building with one glass wall and glass roof you will find a lot of beautiful butterflies, most of them coming from England by air mail. Some of them are restless flying around and some of them will let you come near enough to take their portrait..

A quite place Photo in 2001.	Watch your steps!	Of course you will find an orange in an "orangeri".
Another beautiful butterfly.	All butterflies try too get sunshine on their wings

Paintings