About my work

I am a Finnish artist and I live in Tampere, Finland. I work with oil and acrylic colours, watercolours and with combinations of different techniques.

Geometric forms and ambiances

My artworks are unadorned, and I use clear forms in constructing my paintings. Basic forms, triangles, squares and circles, offer me possibilities for variety. I use compass and ruler, but the geometry of my works is softened, therefore my works do not represent actual Concretism. I rather aim for personal moods and symbols.

Bridges, towers and windows

I am interested in illusions of space and distance in landscapes. I use reduced elements: mountains and water as well as buildings, bridges and towers. I quite often use the window-motif, because it combines and separates spaces, and it has also a symbolic meaning. One can look outside of the window, but on the other hand the window and the spectator can also be observed from outside.

Pointillism

One technique I end up using from time to time is Pointillism: I paint dots in bright colours side by side, which, seen from a distance, create forms and surfaces. I have also used coloured primers, which enhance the dots painted with complementary colours on top. This technique involves a lot of handiwork – it also offers a chance to build up, little by little, a unified surface of colours. I find this a timeless and basic technique.

Grey tones

In addition to juxtaposing colours I am fond of using grey scale. I use the different degrees of lightness and darkness, of which black and white come to prominence. I can also combine earth pigments, like ochre, with grey. These low-key paintings offer possibilities for versatile handling of surfaces.

New versions of old motifs

In art I am interested in the basics as well as the current changing phenomena. My attitude towards making art is both subjective and analytic. I do a lot of sketches and return to them even years after. I make new versions of my old motifs. I search for little insights and combine them in my works.