The Dunedin artist has just completed a commission of 10 huge oil paintings for the Norwegian Tourism Board.
The 2.2m by 1.5m multimedia works feature a projected moving image which brings the scenes alive. Ghostly figures walk out on to a viewing platform high above a fiord and alpine-fed lakes bubble with crystal waters.
Foley (34) was commissioned to produce the works when he visited Sognefjellet and Geiranger Trollstigen in Norway last year.
"Trollstigen means 'troll pathway'. Trolls are part of the culture over there," he said.
"Apart from the trolls, it was a lot like New Zealand. It's got that same end-of-the-world feel to it. In some ways, Norway is to the northern hemisphere what New Zealand is to the southern hemisphere."
Foley has spent the past 10 months painting the oils, which will tour Scandinavia and northern Europe for the next two years. A preview show of the works will be held at the Dowling St Studio from 5.30pm to 7.30pm next Friday.
