My drawing table

I will tell shortly about my working manners. I prefer to draw during night-time (whenever it is possible). Day-time is too confusing and I cannot reserve several hours' period for these tasks before midnight.

Drawing with the left hand is somehow challenging because the tendency to progress from left to right (as we western people tend to write). Sometimes it is better to start from the right side of the picture and progress to the left but - very often - I will forget it and need a rubber to clean "extra colors". Drawing gets even more difficult when I use ink-based tools (fountain pen, calligraphy felt-tip pens). Better to remember the working direction and - at least - let the ink on the left dry before the continuation of the drawing to the right. This is why also keep all the pens on the left side of the table.

Some additional tools are also needed: a coffeepot, a cup and a my old SELENA short-wave radio, which has served me in an excellent way during the years gone.

Sketch of a dog

A rapidly drawn sketch of a dog - a study for a more extensive drawing. Night-time is suitable for this kind of precise work, especially during dark Finnish winter time.

"Under the volcano cloud"

The last holiday trip to Crete was most exciting because the volcanic eruption in Island happened on the very same week as our trip took place. Total stop of air traffic from/to Crete led to an extended holiday period of 1,5 weeks and allowed some extra walking in the surroundings of the hotel, some 20 km westward from Hania. This color pencil landscape was finished by me not before last week when some small but still importand details were refined. - I will thank my teacher Minna who helped me significantly in this task!

Mr. Pumpkin

A relatively small pumpkin from my garden. Drawing was made with color pencils.

Final step of Slovenia landscape

The long-lasting work with Slovenia landscape is now finished. It reflects the "constructivity" which I try to avoid in the future - much more "impressionism" is needed, I think.

Happy Fisherlady in Finland and Norway

Here are two pictures presenting Happy Fisherlady in Finland (color) and Norway (B&W).
The benefits of calligraphy pens, 1 to 3 mm, are obvious: they are easy to use and they give various widths of lines. Color pencils can then easily be applied to B&W drawings on site or afterwards.