Sunny shore

Shallow water

Nightless night

I love this time of the year here in Finland. You can basically paint plein airs around the clock!

Lake Keitele

lonely rock

Its very windy day today, kind of a bad for a landscape painting, but the waves are beautifull. :D

Reflecting sun

"Reflecting sun"

They say that Van Gogh cut his ear off because he could not paint the sun.
Even I knew the risks, I though i give it a shot :)

Boat

Here is this small boat we have at the shore. Its an beautifull sunny day today :)

summer vacation

Here is some lovely roses we have at the summer cabin.
I am on my summer vacation and I try to do these mobile uploads as much as possible,

City of angels

"City of angels"

70 x 115 cm
Oil on linen canvas, 2010

New dress

"New Dress"

115 x 80 cm
Oil on linen canvas, 2010

This canvas is a lot bigger that i normally use.
Never the less it was super fun to throw the paint around with the biggest brushes available... well i didnt resort to the house painting ones. Yet. :)


Here is the shot from the beginning:

Harvest

"Harvest"

100 x 70cm, 2010

This was a quite a challenge value wise. I did had super fun to paint all that foliage. :)

Young pianist

"Young pianist"
Oil on linen canvas, 2010

Still life - Fresh Apples

"Fresh Apples"
2010, oil on linen canvas

I felt like painting something simple in the form and in the color.
And also under the natural eavning light.
So here it is - fresh apples, just for you!

New and old plein airs

Ponytail

"Ponytail"
Oil on canvas, 45 x 69 cm
2010

I was painting today with my daughter.
She painted with water colors and created a pile of works.
I only managed to paint this one.
We had fun. :D

Catch

"Catch"
Oil on linen canvas
65x97 cm 2010

Susan Lyon Figure Drawing Video´s

There is a couple of new videos available from Scott Burdick and Susan Lyon.

I bought the videos of Susan yesterday and i have to say that they are marvelous drawing lessons. I highly recommend these and they are definately worth the money. You also get access to download them instantly.
Susan tells, in a really beautifull calm voice, the thought and measuring process behind her drawings.
She also goes thru the materials and tools used.
Mostly she shows you how to use the pastels (pens also) and charcoals for quick sketches.
I think these are great examples of simplifying the design and keeping the values in order.
I also believe that even those of you who have done a lot of drawing can get a lot out of these.

Check out the trailer from here:
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Shore of the lake Keitele

Another rainy day is melting the final ice coat of this lake. We saw a few swans in the morning aswell. Too bad they didnt stick around to pose for me :)

Kids were also as encouraging as ever. "Daddy, what colors do you have..add some pink in there". Well i did. And some of the rocks actually are that way.

storm is on the way

Its been a super good day. We are here at the summer cabin with my family. Our kids were collecting stones and stuff from the beach. I allready have alot of stones so i thought that i paint this beautifull vista, despite the rain. These are actually the same views that the great finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela used to paint.

Play

"Play"
Oil on linen canvas, 2010