The Novel Art Studio
My name is Haben Habtetsion, a painter whose path crosses continents and cultures. I was born in the heart of Africa, where stories are painted in dust, song, and spirit — and I found my second home in the stillness of the Scandinavian North. My art lives in the tension and tenderness between those two worlds. It speaks of identity, migration, faith, memory — and the unspoken beauty of being human. I believe art is not an escape, but a return — a return to what is raw, real, and eternal. Welcome to The Journey. Every canvas you see is a step of that return.