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.
 

Maria's Island

 
Maria’s Island series Untitled 7
Acrylics - 133 x 97,5 cm
 
 
Maria’s Island moved to Pohjola Untitled 3
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
 
 
Maria’s Island series Untitled 6
Acrylics 133 x 86cm
 
 
Kalevala series Simasalo
Acrylics 133 x 97,5 cm
 
 

The Forests

 
Untitled Forest 5
Acrylics 94 x 59 cm
 
 
Untitled Forest 4
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
 
 
Vilppula 2017
Acrylics 133 x 94 cm
 
 

Kalevala Landscapes

 
Kalevala series
Pohjola forest 2 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
 
 
Kalevala series Pohjola forest 3 - Acrylics 133 x 91.5 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Pohjola forest 6 - Acrylics
93 x 59 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Loohi's world 1 - Acrylics
102 x 67 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Loohi's world 2 - Acrylics
99 x 65 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
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 !

 
 
Kalevala series
Nmatar 1- Acrylics
133 x 98 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Marjatta and the whortleberry
133 x 95 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Lemminkainen and the demon horse
133 x 100 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Saari maidens 1 - Acrylics
133 x 92.5 cm
 

 

Watercolors : the Kalevala univers

 
Kalevala series
Saari Island 2 -Watercolor
40 x 26 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Saari Island 4 -Watercolor
40 x 25 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Pohjola 1 - Watercolor
30 x 22 cm
 
 
Kalevala series
Pohjola 2 - Watercolor
29 x 22 cm
 
 
Road trip 2016
A mixture of Pohjola 1
Watercolor 2017
29.5 x 22 cm
 
 
Road trip 2016
A mixture of Pohjola 2
Watercolor 2017
35 x 26.5 cm
 
 

Road trip inside the polar circle.

Pen and ink , acrylic and watercolors
 
 
Road trip 1
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
 
 
Road trip 2
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
 
 
Road trip 4
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
 
 
Road trip 5
Acrylics - approximately 50 x 65 cm
 
 
Kilpisyarvi 1
Road trip
Water color
26.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
 
 
Kilpisyarvi 2
Road trip
Water color
27.5 x 37.5 cm
2017
 
 
Road trip 2016
Suomi Salmi 3, near russian border
Water color 2017 - 33 x 23 cm