silhouettes and a gentleman
Hi everyone! How’s your week been? busy? happy? I’ve been busy and happy Here are my next entries for Theme Art challenge in October: ‘silhouette’ The other day I got an idea...
View Articlema-ma-mango
or ta-ta-tango I lost this week’s Wednesday. It was a weird feeling to realize on Thursday midday that it’s Thursday, not Wednesday. Ever happened to you? Here are my latest pictures for Theme...
View Articlea post full of challenges
Hi everyone! I’ve been painting a lot (with gouache and ink), taking photos and sweating with snow work Trying to survive November 2016 ‘aesthetics of everyday life’ a challenge by Lepis...
View Articletwo to see
January’s Theme Art challenge ‘a title with a number’ inspired me to draw first with pencil and to add a splash of black ink then I sprayed water and watercolor, here it’s black and white...
View Articlestamping and faces
So much to do this week, drawing, stamping, painting…it’s been a fun week! Did you have a good week? Theme Art February’s challenge: use self-made stamps or blocks This time I use...
View ArticleDIY art: drawings and stamping with a sponge
Hi everyone! Drawing, drawing, stamping with a sponge – I’ve had a great drive this week. Have you been creative? busy? had a good week? First entries for 29faces February 2017...
View Articlelast face…almost
This is it, last picture – number 29 for 29faces Feb 2017 challenge #29 and one more ‘an extra man’ I link these for Paint Party Friday where dozens of artists show their...
View Articlesomething new
Oh boy, Theme Art Challenge in April 2017 is ‘something new’ I’ve had two paper yarn skeins waiting for inspiration. But what to do with these? I cut black yarn, wet it, straighten,...
View Articlepouches, teeth and oven…
First of all, I’m sorry not visiting your blogs but last couple of weeks have been ‘difficult’. My diverticulosis activated again but I started antibiotics on Tuesday. My dental project has...
View Articlespring = more light
Hi everyone! Thanks for your kind and supportive words last week! ♥ This week has been better even if I almost ate a dental implant screw. It’s back again…oh boy. But otherwise life is good! For...
View Articlecoffee and watercolors…
Hi everyone! We’ve had a beautiful, sunny week! wow! Every morning I’ve painted something and then enjoyed sunbathing in our terrace… I’ve put more layers on this canvas – now it looks like this,...
View Articlehey, hey it’s still May
You have still time to watch this little fellow ‘The Saimaa ringed seal, saimaannorppa in Finnish, is one of the rarest seals in the world.’ LIVE HERE Maybe you’ve noticed I’ve been away a...
View Articlenatural light nights in Finland…
It’s midsummer weekend, midnight sun, the sun remains visible… I shot this the other evening Check how it looks in Northern Finland Utsjoki: Tie970 − Nuorgam − Tenojoki: Play lifetime Here’s a...
View Articlethis and that after holidays…
Hi everyone! Now it’s over – all summer holidays. We came back on Monday from Greece + Spain holiday. I tried to do some drawing, painting but I couldn’t really concentrate… So I forget September’s...
View Articleanimals
Hi everyone! On holiday in Málaga, we visited CACmálaga – Contemporary Art Center of Málaga I was staring this huge 240 x 300 cm (94 x 118 in) painting by Santiago Ydáñez Look at these eyes....
View Articleabout: commenting, abstract, painting
Hi everyone! About leaving a comment. If you’re a Blogspot blogger you see this kind of list of options for others to leave comments: Here I click name/URL option and after that it looks (sorry...
View Articlemy first Ikebana
Hi everyone! What a busy week I’ve had. Mon-Tue in Stockholm, Sweden, Wed met a friend here in Helsinki, Thu hair cut, today we’re having dinner guests…so my post is very short today. Last Saturday I...
View Articleit’s autumn…
Hi everyone! We can see it, we can feel it, autumn. Soon nights will be below zero… I walk and shoot photos at the same time… The picture above inspired me to paint with watercolors…...
View Articleoh no, we got first snow!
But before snow pics here’s ‘eyes in black’ I draw with pencil for Paint Party Friday It was hard to get black good black with pencil… For Theme Art challenge in October 2017 ‘domino...
View ArticleNovember came and snow left :)
Hi everyone! The snow we got last week is all gone but November is here and it’s time to create images for How to survive November 2017 by Lepis. Theme is ‘SHADOWS and REFLECTIONS’ My first image, a...
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