The very busy autumn period 2009 prevented me to draw. I have been cleaning my home this night and found some old views, however. This one presents the Jyväskylä Harbour, on the shore of Lake Päijänne, and was done by me in June 2009, some 50 oC ago (the thermometer outside tells that we have -27 oC just now, at 3 a.m). No chances to go out fro drawing, definitely.

Selection of works for KOPRU Summer Exhibition

Final decisions about the choose of drawings and paintings for KOPRU Art Exhibition shall be done today.

Total inactivity in drawing (mentioned in the previous posts) has led to a situation where absolutely nothing new was available. There were, however, four small-scale landscape drawings which were framed by Kissakartano (www.kissakartano.fi) like in previous years and can be included among max. 5 examples of art, allowed for every member of the KOPRU Art Society, to be presented in August.

Here they now are, waiting for the transport to Wanha Woimala tonight.

Another photo from Arja's Toilet Gallery!

This picture was also taken during the opening ceremony of Arja's Toilet Gallery.

Sanni is sitting here beneath her photo, originating from late 80's, of Hanna and Mira in Puomikallio. The name of the photo is "Dreamers". A photo of the Lake Ala-Kintaus can be seen on the back wall as well as a colour pencil drawing of the lake, seen in front of our summer cottage. Both of them were made by me.

Arja has already ideas about next exhibition with another theme!

Arja's Toilet Gallery was opened on last Thursday!

Arja has opened her Toilet Gallery on last Thursday!

Her art collection really situates on the walls of her toilet. A quiet place to focus on the paintings, drawings and photos which all follow the theme "Puomikallio" - a shared summer cottage of ours in Central Finland, Europe!

Annual KOPRU Art Exhibition will be opened soon!

Increased professional tasks have taken so much time during winter period 2008-2009 that very few new drawings were made by me. I therefore looked through my older landscape drawings from the period 1995-2000 to collect them together inside the very same frames. Framing will be done by Kissakartano (Kuohu, Jyväskylä) like in similar busy situations in previous years. I thrust on their professional work, indeed.

Here is a small example of my older works - size of this drawing is only 10,5 cm times 15 cm.

You are welcome to the KOPRU Exhibition in the beginning of August (opening date and time: 4.8.2009 at 18:00) if you are travelling in Central Finland! This event will be held in Wanha Woimala (the old power plant) in Vaajakoski.

All inactive through the winter - but now it is summer again!

After several decades, I am looking backwards to see the Church of Ruokolahti, South Carelian, Finland, as a B&W photo, taken by me with EXA II (made in DDR), documented on KODAK film. I would like to compose the landscape this way - lake and church below, and the high sky above, with the sun.

Waiting for the sun, waiting for the spring.

The darkest days are now over here in Northern hemi-

sphere. 

We still have only 5 to 6 day-light hours when 2008 turns to 2009 tonight.

A total inactivity in my drawing was obvious during the last months of 2008. I therefore cannot add anything brand new to my blog. I looked into my files and found this photo, taken on the shore of Lake Kintaus, Central Finland, on some spring days of 2008.

I would like to wish

A Very Good and Positive New Year 2009

to all readers of my blog!

New issues will be posted as soon as possible. Thank You for Your interest in my blog! And greetings, especially to Switzerland!