Spring

"Spring"
Oil on linen canvas, 2011



I was painting with Mauri yesterday and it was a nice and warm weather.
Unfortunately sun did not shine, but I hope that we have better luck tomorrow.
Snow is melting super rapidly here in Finland and we have to try to paint as much as possible before its all gone.
To check out Mauri´s pastel click here.

Plein air fun

"Abandoned houses"
2011

We had super fun painting at this nearby location with my friends.
There was plenty of abandoned houses in this old factory area.
Day was cold and windy, but definately worth the visit.


In the beginning stage..


My painting companions, Mauri and Arto.
Please check out the final vesion of Artos painting on his blog :)
Arto´s blog

Spring is coming

"Spring is coming II"
Oil on linen canvas, 2010

I took a day off from work yesterday and we went to this beautiful location nearby.
We were of course doing plein air painting with my friend, Mauri.
We really enjoyed the great weather and the nature. Snow is melting rapidly and one could really feel that the summer is near.

January in Finland - Plein Airs

Unnamed works, about 24 x 30 cm, Oils on canvases.

Its super fun to paint in here even its so cold.

I almost dropped to the river through the ice yesterday,

but luckily i didnt get wet and managed to paint the two last ones :D

Here is the making of shot of the first one:

NEW EASEL!! EASyL Versa by Artwork Essentials

What an happy day!
I just got this new plein air easel. I could not be more happier about it!
Its sturdy and very solid in design. In this case it was a huge benefit that it is really fast to assemble.
I added a piece of glass and the grey paper on the bottom of it to have this glass pallette that i have been wanting to have for a while.
I only had like 30 minutes on the spot before the darkness fell, thats why the painting looks so sketchy. I had super fun!

I am also glad that they do ship these easels internationally. Find out more from
http://www.artworkessentials.com/

The Dynamic Duo

"The Dynamic Duo"
Oil on linen canvas, 40 x 66 cm
2009

We had this halloween party and our kids we dressed up as an batman and as a little bat.
This painting is based on a few blurry photographs and pure inventions of stuff.

Work in progress closeup:

I got couple of new books today, Sorolla´s and Leyendecker´s books. Those masters really created a lot of awesome paintings and i just had to paint something after reading those books.

Amazon links:
J.C. Leyendecker
Joaquin Sorolla

King of the Hill

"King of the Hill"
Oil on linen canvas, 27 x 50 cm
2009

In this one i really tried to push the colors.
Every master whom i admire (John Sargent, Richard Schmid, Anders Zorn..) has said that you should be sure about your strokes and that those should be put down
with total degree of certainty.
Basic principle was that the laid stroke was the permanent stroke.
Its mentally (for my brains) really hard to paint this way and also the reason i love it.
This is the first time i didnt actually scrape off anything. Lets call it luck. :D
But anyways it sure was super fun to see it unfold.


Here is one work-in-progress shot

Determination

"Determination"
Oil on linen canvas 24 x 44cm
2009


And here is a few work-in-progress shots

Innerspace

"Innerspace"
Oil on cavas, 30 x 53 cm
2009

I fixed a few drawing issues. :D
Here is some work-in-progress shots:

Unicorn - Timelapse video

Video should appear shortly

IN HERE

I almost lost the whole video in a hard drive crash, but i managed to salvage the video.
Soundtrack was beyond repair, but feel free to ask any questions you may have.
I hope you like it.

True Love

"True Love"
Oil on linen canvas, 25 x 45 cm.


Here is a few wip pictures from the process.
I chose to go a bit more sketchy style with the background this time. Its fun to experiment.

I don't think they saw us

"I don't think they saw us"
Oil on linen canvas, 25 x 45 cm

These dolls are beautifully designed and handmade by my friend Kaija.
You can easily buy these online :)
Here is the direct link:

www.etsy.com

Here is a work in progress shot from my studio, also known as the living room. :)

Breakfast

Breakfast
Oil on linen canvas, 2009



And here is some work in progress shots

And two close ups.

Magazine and fruits

Magazine and fruits
30 x 70 cm
Oil on linen canvas, 2009


Its been a busy day today. :)
After work we did an plein air paintings with my friend, Mauri
and after the kids went to bed, I managed to paint this also.

Here is some work-in-progress shots.
As you can see i like to start from a one point and carry out from there.
In the third shot you can see a smiley face that i painted for my dear wife.
Too bad i had to paint over it.
Cheers!

Lipking workshop pics

Stunning work-in-progress shots.

http://artstudiosecrets.com/2009/04/02/lipking-workshop-pics/