Studio Ateljee
- MarenArt
Techniques
- Oil
- Tempera
- Graphics
- Pastels
- Charcoil
- Inktense
- Croquis
Self portrait 2
Oil, 50x60
With oil - I have been painting for only six years now... I had been drawing all my life and painting with oil was a new challenge back then. I had two wonderfull teachers, local artists, and the library was offering me as much information as I could possible read- and I did, endeed
Tempera
painting -a method I just learned: It was used before oli
in Medieval and Renaissance. In tempera technique dry colour pigments
are made usable by "tempering" them with binding and adhesive
vechile. The
oldest tempera vehicle is a natural emulsion, egg yolk, thinned with
water (-I use vinegar). I am really enthusiasted over this ancient
method, probably because of my interest in the history of this time.
Tempera is different from oil painting because the thin layers of paint
dry quickly and kind of luminate the colours. See my new painting with tempera clicking here.
About metal graphics - I studied for one year. It's interesting but hard to do at home. I just barely scratched the surface of this interesting art making, but maybe someday I'll have ability to continue.
Pastels -Quite new tecnique to me: I have learned about them eagerly and made portraits, still life and animals as well.Pencil and charcoil are of course convenient with many kinds of drawings and familiar to me from since day one.
Ink pencils...My newest technique . I bought them by accident and love them now: It's almaost like you can colour the scene with water colour first and then draw on it with colour pencils -but all with the very same pencils... Got mixed up? Why not try them yourselves?
Croquis - I started drawing two years ago in The Art Museum of Pori. Croquis-drawing means that one draws quick drawings of a model in different positions. At first you have five to ten minutes to sketch the positions but in the end you only have one single minute to do that before the position changes! Such a wonderfull challenge! You can see my drawings by clicking here.
For more pictures, click here
from the opening of my first exchibition in october 2005 and the opening of "Painted Soul-scenerys" december 2006
See my latest news from this link
Motifs:
- people
- dance
- Finnish ancient mythology
- The Middle Ages
My family
and children alltogether
To the beginning
About the things I paint:
I love to paint and draw people...doing whatever they're doing, feeling something while doing it...What are they thinking and why? Most of my paintings of people are also portraits.
I have allways been into atmospheres and I find it interesting to catch a certain feeling both in people, still life and scenery as well. These feelings and athmospheres I would like to transfere to you, my spectators.
I love to paint dancers, Yes, because they are talented and because I find the the human body most beautiful while dancing, but mainly because I love to capture the speed and the movement in dance.
I have allways been interested in Finnish ancient religions: Gods of nature, such as Ahti, the ruler of waters, Wellamo, his wife and mermaids, elves, fairys and goblins of forests, whose ruler was believed to be Tapio. Now, finally, I have painted these facionating creatures in my new series: "Mythology". There are now paintings of Ahti, a caring and loving father with his son... (a different interpretation of a god , who was also known as a hot-tempered and rigorous man), a mermaid, and a fairy. The newest one -"Who's there in my forest?"- is Mielikki, the hostess of all forests, the wife of Tapio. She was believed to be a noble creature, for whom hunters prayed for birds and other small animals.
The Middle Ages has alaways fachionated me: Its tales and legends but most of all its roles and idealistic myths of honour and romances. Knowing now how dangerous the life was those days even at house and normal life not to mention wars and continous battles it is no wonder that people needed idealistic hope for their miserable lives.
I have a wonderfull family, who has been my greatest inspiration. You can see my children in many of my paintings and to this day they have posed for me when asked. I paint at home, so I have an immediate and firm-but-kind feedback while working... Sometimes so immediate, that I have to point out, that the work is just been started, not even close to be ready.
The thing that also allways takes my attention everywhere are the matters and rights of children. They are, as we all know, our future and what they receive from us now, they'll pass forword tomorrow. Sometimes when I hear people critisizing young people, it makes me wonder what happened to the responsibility of the previous generations. Young people just don't appear out of nowhere, if you know what I mean...
CV
- Exhibitions
- upcoming
- solo-
- together with others-
- Works to be found
- Studies
- Participations
- Hobbies
To the beginning
CV
Exhibitions
upcoming |
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| 11/2010 | Eurajoki, Gallery Gylich | Cold light | |
| 07/2009 | Ulvila, Gallery Kui | In time with beauty (Dance art) | |
| 01/2009 | Pori, Taitotalli | Whispers and humming | |
| 08/2008 | Pori, Pormestarinluoto Artothegue | Artist presentation | |
| 08/2008 | Vammala, Gallery Ansa Puntalo | Brightening up | -as invited |
| 09/2006 | Pori, Hiustrio | Dancing | |
| 03/2006 | Kokemäki, Library | Moving and being stil | |
| 02/2006 | Pori, Little Gallery | Oil paintings | |
| 10/2005 | Pori, Culture Gallery | Moments | |
together |
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| 06/2009 | Pori, Culture Gallery | The motif is free | The society of female artists in Pori |
| 12/2008 | Pori, Library | Teachers' techniques | Pre-chool teachers of Satakunta |
| 10/2008 | Pori, Old cotton mill | Passing art forwarth | 100 artists, Art council of Satakunta, Pori Society of artists and Nyte |
| 09/2008 | Pori, City Hall | Provincial Art Exhibition | -juryed exhibition |
| 06/2008 | Pori, Old school of Reposaari | My town | The society of female artists in Pori |
| 01/2008 | Pori, Culture Gallery | The width of our art | The society of female artists in Pori |
| 12/2007 | Rauma, Taidemuseo | Open for everyone | 67 artist exepted -juryed exhibition |
| 07/2007 | Pori, Culture Gallery | Details | The society of female artists in Pori |
| 07/2007 | Eura, Kauttuan Ruukinpuisto | A Barn ful of art | The society of female artists in Pori |
| 12/2006 | Pori, Portaits' Galleria | Painted soul-sceneries | Paula Koivuviita Tiina Stenman |
| 05/2006 | Pori, Old cotton mill | Passing art forwarth | 120 artists Art council of Satakunta |
| 05/2004 | Pori, Otsola | Spring exhibition | Student exhibition |
Works to be found
| Helsinki | gallery artura (Humalistonkatu 1, Helsinki) |
| Pori | Teljän
Kehystys (Pohjoispuisto, Pori) Pormestarinluoto artotheque (Alahangantie 1, Pori) |
| Ulvila | Library artotheque |
| web | Youtube.com Artview.com Artmesh.org (members only) Fine Art America.com Visual Artists forum Taidemyynti.org JoseGalvan.ArtsCad.com |
| Private collections | Pasipoika.org |
Studies
| 2007-2008 | Several painting courses, Pori, Finland |
| 2006-2008 | Croquis-drawing, the Art Museum of Pori, Finland |
| 2003-2005 | Art studies in two different adult education colleges, Pori, Finland |
| 2004 | Short course of written english, Open University, Pori, Finalnd |
| 1990 | Pre-school teacher examination, Tampere, Finland, Finalnd |
| 1984 | Higher school examination, Pori, Finland |
Participations
| 2008- | Finnish Art Society |
| 2007- | The society of female artists in Pori; the chairman 2010- |
| 2005- | Friends of visual arts -society, Pori |
| 2004- | Assosiation of societys of parents in Pori schools; the board, YTY-95; the board |
| 2001- | Society of parents, School of Uusikoivisto, UKI ry ; the chairman 2007- |
Hobbies
| Dance, work out, boxing
Music Movies Working with hands: wood, sewing, decorating, repairing... Reading; historical novels |