Wildlifeart

How best watercolour brushes are made

admin — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 14:38:06 +0000

I accidently bought one of these expensive brushes from London years a go. I did not realize the price then. Quality was so superb that now I own several. This old brush is still in use after years of hard use.

Happy holidays!

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:10:19 +0000

”On Birds wings” exhibition in Gallery Karaija 27.8.-18.9.

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:15:52 +0000

I got an inspiration for this White wagtail painting during our last bird painter’s weekend in Hanko. There were flat sandy beach that was covered with few millimeters of seawater. Storm had thrown pieces of algae to the shore and light was gleaming trough them. Sun was behind foggy clouds. Water got its colors from clouds and only color were the algae and their reflections. I decided already then that this scene has to be painted. I choose young wagtail to be bird of the painting.

”On Birds wings” exhibition opens 27.8. in Gallery Karaija.

Visiting Ron Mueck exhibition in Sara Hilden art museum.

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:49:54 +0000

I visited this very interresting art exhibition in Tampere Sara Hilden art museum. Ron Mueck makes hyperrealistic human figures. Some are small and some huge.

Exhibition is open between 2.6.–16.10.2016.

On Bird Wings exhibition in Gallery Karaija

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:36:18 +0000

Pictures from “Bird nests and concrete” art day

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:57:52 +0000

Our local artists assosiation had traditional art day in July. This years theme was bird nest making and concrete and plaster casting.

Marjaana Tykkyläinen teaches how to make concrete castings

Clay mold just before plaster casting.

Bird nest making

Wooly mammoth skull

admin — Wed, 18 May 2016 19:55:52 +0000

This was my winter holiday project that I made for Tampere Vapriikki museum exhibition Ice Age Giants. The plan was to make natural size wooly mammoth skull with tusks. Some of the skeletons that have been deep in acidic bogs have this kind of nice deep brown color.

Inner structure is made of steel tubing. It was tricky to invent very light, but strong structure that could hold force caused by long tusks.
All bones are made of insulation foam, polyurethane foam and plastic padding. Surfaces have 2 layers of epoxy resin colored with pigment powders. I used 1,5l resin and 6 pieces of insulation foam sheets. Rough shapes were cut with Japanese saw. Other shaping was done with different sanders and hot wire cutter.
This project produced huge amounts of static plastic dust, that could be found everywhere next weeks.

Skulls weight is altogether 15kg.

http://vapriikki.fi/nayttelyt/jaakauden-jattilaiset/

Happy holidays and good birding year 2016

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:39:37 +0000

Tadpoles

admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 17:05:25 +0000

This wooden box has mini diorama from Siikalahti Bird Lake. Lid has 1cm deep cavity where I made water scene from resin. Small tadpoles were painted layer by layer between casted resin. Plants are made of Sukerukun, which comes from Japan. It can be dyed with acrylics before shaping.

”Snapshots” exhibition 1.7.–17.7.2015

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:27:56 +0000

Our local artists club has an exhibition in Parikkala. Several members have brought their artworks to display.