tiistai 30. lokakuuta 2012

Dark side

Winter is coming

This time of the year I usually go down to the deep depressoin. But not this time. I love the darkening evenings and feel supraisingly energetic. My colors are getting also darker and dimmer and it looks so beutiful.

Black is forming figures softly, you can feel the lines and shapes rather than see them clearly.     

maanantai 25. kesäkuuta 2012

Midsummernight

The Summerlight is so mild

These few days at the end of June are so heartbreakingly beutifull and special because we know it's soon over and gone. But now the night is too wonderful to sleep.
These fracile landscape pictures I took outside of my weekend house in Perniö at one a'clock at night.
















lauantai 5. toukokuuta 2012

Back to the basics

Iiris, my new challenge


My retirement period had lasted about half a year when I was asked to do fashion for a new and different kind of magazine.

The concept was so temptating that I couldn't say no. Iiris is a monthly life-time magazine for 50+ people. It's elegant, honest, culturel, clever and very high-profiled. Just for me!

My atelier is a part time photographer-studio every now and then.

For the April issue I painted a background for the white shirt photos, which was our theme that time.



It was a big piece of white cotton! At first, I thought about painting it with latex matte paints, but the watercolors turned out to be the best solution. Even though it took a long time to do it.  


Towards the center I changed the blue tones to shady violet shades and light pink and went back to blue shades at the other end.



I attached the cloth to my father's relief board and painted it while standing on the table.





White with blue... white with yellow, red and black... with lots of water.



My inspiration was the sea, the sky and old walls. It will look great with white shirts.




Sometimes the preparation stage is the best part of it all. 


The fond is about 4 meters high, so I had to paint one end first and then turn it upside down to paint the other end.


The background is working fine. Reija's adding final touches... Our model was perfect to represent a beautiful adult woman. 


Jouni Harala, master of lighting.



Soft light, so right.



Ready to start.

Go to www.iirislehti.fi if you like see the Iiris magazine.

lauantai 25. helmikuuta 2012

Milky Day

White all around inside out


The winter light in Finland is dim and it makes everything look soft and shady. I love the shades  toned white and gray. Soon the sun gets brighter and this milky world changes bright.

The sofa and cushion


The bathroom details


Light through a curtain


The gym ball


The atelier window


My wool socks