Boats in Eira, Helsinki

"Boats in Eira"

60 x 80 cm

Oil on linen canvas, 2014

Logs along a road

"Logs along a road"

27 x 38 cm

Oil on linen canvas

Chrome ball

"Chrome ball"

32 x 45 cm

Oil on linen canvas

2014

New paintings

"Moomin mug II"

Oil on linen canvas

closeup of the cheese

Here is a couple of plein air paintings, that I painted with 

Arto Isotalo and Mauri Laukkanen.

We had a blast!

"View from Esplanad, Helsinki"

"View to Hakaniemi, Helsinki"

Moomin mug

"Moomin mug"

64 x 70 cm

Oil on linen canvas

"White box"

81 x 60 cm

Oil on linen canvas

Here the latest studio painting. I chose this slightly sketchy style for this one.

Some of the brushwork is stolen from one of my favorite painters of all time:

J. C. Leyendecker

Frozen paintings

"Frozen river"

Oil on canvas panel

"Bridge"

Oil on wood panel

"Bridge"

studio version

Oil on canvas

Here is the work in progess shot. Thats me allright.

End of winter

"End of winter"

27 x 35 cm

Oil on birch panel

Solo exhibition, S-ikkunagalleria

Solo exhibition

3.3-30.3.2014

I welcome you all, in the Helsinki area, to visit my window exhibition at

Postikatu 1, Helsinki. Its right nearby the central railway station and not easy to miss.

Part of profits will be donated to the construction of a new children hospital.

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Calm winter day

"Calm winter day"

27 x 35 cm

Oil on birch panel.

We had super nice calm weather today. Maybe a bit grey, but least it didnt rain anything down on us. Mauri is working intensively on his pastel painting in the background.

I have a solo exhibition coming up in Helsinki, a week from now, so I have been busy to get that sorted out.  I am really looking forward to it.

Happy New Year!

"Icy river"

"Flood in December"

Here is some making of photos:

Still life´s

Here is a couple of still life´s that i painted on birch panels.

I was more fun to do a series of these, just to really study the subtle color/value shifts these translucent surfaces have.

Last one of these is a bit more simplified version and I am looking forward to incorporate more of that style to tomorrows pleinair session. :)

Foam bath

"Foam bath"

46 x 68 cm

Oil on linen canvas

Here is some super closeup´s - just for you.

Latest plein air paintings

"Sunset to winter"

 Oil on birch panel

"Magic forrest"

 Oil on linen canvas

"Collisions"

 Oil on linen canvas

Making of sunset to winter.... 

Serenity

"Serenity"

72 x 35 cm

Oil on linen canvas

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Here is a couple of making-of-photos

Blue horizon

"Blue horizon"

50 x 33 cm

Oil on linen canvas

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It rained quite heavily, but it was worth it to take the shower just to see the actual colors that were out there.

And here is some work in progress shots:

Two small paintings

"Golden field"

"Branches"

Horse stables - gallery edition

"Horse stables"

65 x 35 cm

Oil on linen canvas

I felt that the pleinair painting I painted from this building, yesterday, was a bit too small in size and I wanted a bit more horizontal space to really show this beautiful old building for you.
I also added some details that i did not include in the first version.
There is also a challenge to not to over work a new versio. Thats why i painted the same way that i painted in the landscape. Please check out the previous post for the work n progress shots.
Colors and the values are also identical to the original sketch.

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Old horse stables

"Old horse stables"

27 x 35 cm

Oil on panel

Here is couple of making-of pictures:

October orange!!

"October orange"

35 x 27 cm

Oil on panel

I was painting today with my friend and mentor Mauri. 

What an amazing day, we met many great people and chatted a lot about dogs and also about the beautiful finnish autumn!

Incredible colors out there - no painting can match to that, but we did our best.