styles
Telemark
Hallingdal
Valdres
Rogaland
Os
Gudbrandsdal
Vest Agder
Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling: back to styles
Gudbrandsdal style is an imitation of carving. Acanthus scroll and leaves predominate in a C with an S extension. Shading gives leaves a 3-dimmensional look. The flowers used may be tulips and 6 or 8-petal roses that center in the C and, again, in the S above. Often symmetrical.
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