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Hidas talvi – slow winter

Talvi on ollut maalauksen suhteen hidasta vaan ei hiljaista. Työt, remontit ja muut ovat vieneet ajan ja energian. Studiolla työskentely on ollut puuskittaista.

Tämä maalaus marmorireliefistä on kuitenkin lähes valmis. Olen tilannut puulevyn jolle liimaan kankaan. Sitten viimeistelyjä; laseeraten yhtenäinen tunnelma koko pinnalle, sen jälkeen hidas kuivuminen ja vernissaus joskus syksyllä.

Winter has been slow – but not totally silent – as what comes to painting. Work, house renovation and other things have taken the time and energy. Studio work has been on and off.

This painting of the marble relief is almost done though. I have ordered a wooden support on top of which the canvas will be glued on. Then some finishing touches; glazing a unified tone to the whole surface. After which slow drying and sometimes in the end of the Fall, varnishing.

Marble relief painting wip
Marble relief painting, work in progress (iPhone pic)

Lisää piirroksia | More drawings

Hiljaisen talven jälkeen jatkan sisäänajoa piirtämiseen ja maalaamiseen.

Luonnos Ninasta saa jäädä tuollaiseksi. Voisin ehkä kokeilla minulle tuntematonta verdacchio -maalaustekniikkaa ja luonnostella tuosta myös maalauksen.

Tämä luonnospaperille tehty piirros figuurista on nyt myös valmis. Malli on aika atleettinen. Elävän mallin piirustusta Angel Academyssä on kyllä ikävä.

I have continued sketching after a quiet winter, as I didn’t get much done. The sketch of Nina is not going to get further. I might try to paint it using a technique new to me; verdacchio. Another sketch of an athletic female is also finished, no reason to take that further. I miss the live model drawing sessions in Angel Academy.

Copy of Velázquez

My copy of Diego Velázquez painting Woman with a Fan. Oil on canvas. 30x40cm. The original painting from 1638-1639 is larger, 92.8×68.5 cm and is painted on wood.

Kopio Velazquez:n maalauksesta

Kopioni Diego Velázquez:n maalauksesta Nainen ja viuhka (“Woman with a Fan”). Öljy kankaalle. 30x40cm. Alkuperäinen on maalattu puulle ja on vuodelta n. 1638-1639, kooltaan 92,8×68,5 cm. 

Studying figure painting

My year 2015 at Angel Academy at Florence, Italy ended in my first serious oil painting in grisaille. I barely finished the partial face of David before I had to head back home to Finland. 


After this, I continued to study painting in Finland, copying master paintings like the Velazquez’s The Lady with the Fan.


Since I’ve felt quite unsure of how to paint figures, I decided (while in Florence) that I must further educate myself in painting human figures. So here I am now, back in Florence, in a figure painting workshop. Luckily Jered is an outstanding teacher and painter, so I am really happy to be here to learn more and strengthen my skills in painting human form.



I bet after these two weeks I’ve learnt a lot!