He has painted landscapes with figures, often with motifs from the south, city and port pictures, interiors, floral pieces.

He drew inspiration from a variety of sources, ranging from Medieval Folk art to German Expressionism.

Which both has been the source of various motives, mostly from Spain and the south of France, but during his travels he was always keen on study both old masters and the biggest contemporary artists of his time.

Goya and Velazquez at Museo del Prado; El Greco in Toledo; Paul Klee, Lovis Corinth, Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele at the Bavarian National Museum.

Erixson belong to Sweden's great modern painters, and his work is represented in most Swedish art museums.