My Project ,
Finland and the Kalevala
Discovering Finland a few years ago was an esthetic amazement. The beauty of the landscapes and the remarkable Finnish mythology, the Kalevala, I immediately found both enthralling and inspiring.
Water is everywhere, flirting with the intensity of the northern light or its darkness. The forest is infinite. The omnipresence of nature, the endless stretches of dark northern woods are a place of powerful drama and melancholy.
Finally, the Kalevala, a work of epic poetry is like the landscapes, a powerful mixture of tragedy, lyricism, and magic.
These elements: the water, the dark infinite Finnish forest, and the remarkable mythology, are the essence of the country and constitute the main topics of my artistic work.
Water is everywhere, flirting with the intensity of the northern light or its darkness. The forest is infinite. The omnipresence of nature, the endless stretches of dark northern woods are a place of powerful drama and melancholy.
Finally, the Kalevala, a work of epic poetry is like the landscapes, a powerful mixture of tragedy, lyricism, and magic.
These elements: the water, the dark infinite Finnish forest, and the remarkable mythology, are the essence of the country and constitute the main topics of my artistic work.
Maria's Island
![_DSC1102 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1102-RT.jpg)
Maria’s Island series Untitled 7
Acrylics - 133 x 97,5 cm
Acrylics - 133 x 97,5 cm
![_DSC1062 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1062-RT-1.jpg)
Maria’s Island moved to Pohjola Untitled 3
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
![_DSC1098 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1098-RT-1.jpg)
Maria’s Island series Untitled 6
Acrylics 133 x 86cm
Acrylics 133 x 86cm
![DSCF7972](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF7972-1.jpg)
Kalevala series Simasalo
Acrylics 133 x 97,5 cm
Acrylics 133 x 97,5 cm
The Forests
![DSCF6805](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF6805-1.jpg)
Untitled Forest 5 Acrylics 94 x 59 cm
![DSCF7232 foret](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF7232-foret-1.jpg)
Untitled Forest 4
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
![Vilppula DSCF7256-2-redux](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Vilppula-DSCF7256-2-redux-1024x704.jpg)
Vilppula 2017
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
Kalevala Landscapes
![_DSC1049](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1049-2-1024x691.jpg)
Kalevala series
Pohjola forest 2 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
Pohjola forest 2 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
![_DSC1086 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1086-RT-2.jpg)
Kalevala series Pohjola forest 3 - Acrylics 133 x 91.5 cm
![DSCF6804 cropped](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF6804-cropped-1024x724.jpg)
Kalevala series
Pohjola forest 6 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
Pohjola forest 6 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
![_DSC1091 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1091-RT-2-1024x733.jpg)
Kalevala series
Loohi's world 1 - Acrylics
102 x 67 cm
Loohi's world 1 - Acrylics
102 x 67 cm
![_DSC1083 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1083-RT-1.jpg)
Kalevala series
Loohi's world 2 - Acrylics
99 x 65 cm
Loohi's world 2 - Acrylics
99 x 65 cm
![_DSC1084-RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DSC1084-RT.jpg)
Kalevala series
Loohi's world 4 - Acrylics
133 x 92 cm
Loohi's world 4 - Acrylics
133 x 92 cm
Kalevala Characters
Women occupy a dominant place in the Finnish mythology
and the way they are treated today comes from the lessons learnt from the Kalevala poems
with great respect , like any sister , mother , wife , goddess ... and witch should be treated !
![_DSC1089 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1089-RT.jpg)
Kalevala series
Nmatar 1- Acrylics
133 x 98 cm
Nmatar 1- Acrylics
133 x 98 cm
![DSCF6798 wotelberry added](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF6798-wotelberry-added.jpg)
Kalevala series
Marjatta and the whortleberry
133 x 95 cm
Marjatta and the whortleberry
133 x 95 cm
![Demon horse retouched DSCF9023](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Demon-horse-retouched-DSCF9023.jpg)
Kalevala series
Lemminkainen and the demon horse
133 x 100 cm
Lemminkainen and the demon horse
133 x 100 cm
![_DSC1087 RT](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC1087-RT.jpg)
Kalevala series
Saari maidens 1 - Acrylics
133 x 92.5 cm
Saari maidens 1 - Acrylics
133 x 92.5 cm
Watercolors : the Kalevala univers
![Michel Tamer 6](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michel-Tamer-6-1024x654.jpg)
Kalevala series
Saari Island 2 -Watercolor
40 x 26 cm
Saari Island 2 -Watercolor
40 x 26 cm
![Michel Tamer 5](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michel-Tamer-5-1024x632.jpg)
Kalevala series
Saari Island 4 -Watercolor
40 x 25 cm
Saari Island 4 -Watercolor
40 x 25 cm
![Michel Tamer 4](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michel-Tamer-4-1024x768.jpg)
Kalevala series
Pohjola 1 - Watercolor
30 x 22 cm
Pohjola 1 - Watercolor
30 x 22 cm
![Michel Tamer 2](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michel-Tamer-2-1-1024x768.jpg)
Kalevala series
Pohjola 2 - Watercolor
29 x 22 cm
Pohjola 2 - Watercolor
29 x 22 cm
![Michel Tamer 1](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Michel-Tamer-1-1024x778.jpg)
Road trip 2016
A mixture of Pohjola 1
Watercolor 2017
29.5 x 22 cm
A mixture of Pohjola 1
Watercolor 2017
29.5 x 22 cm
![20180102_105651](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20180102_105651.jpg)
Road trip 2016
A mixture of Pohjola 2
Watercolor 2017
35 x 26.5 cm
A mixture of Pohjola 2
Watercolor 2017
35 x 26.5 cm
Road trip inside the polar circle.
Pen and ink , acrylic and watercolors
![DSCF8440](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF8440.jpg)
Road trip 1
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
![DSCF8442](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF8442.jpg)
Road trip 2
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
![DSCF8445](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF8445.jpg)
Road trip 4
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
![DSCF8447](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF8447.jpg)
Road trip 5
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
![20180102_105351-retouched-OK](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20180102_105351-retouched-OK.jpg)
Kilpisyarvi 1
Road trip
Water color
26.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
Road trip
Water color
26.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
![20180102_105451 OK](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20180102_105451-OK.jpg)
Kilpisyarvi 2
Road trip
Water color
27.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
Road trip
Water color
27.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
![Michel Tamer 4](https://micheltamerartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michel-Tamer-4-1024x703.jpg)
Road trip 2016
Suomi Salmi 3, near russian border
Water color 2017 - 33 x 23 cm
Suomi Salmi 3, near russian border
Water color 2017 - 33 x 23 cm