"Would you like to know a secret...?"

It is most fascinating to watch ladies, telling secrets to their best friends. These two girls were drawn with calligraphy felt-tip pens, some years ago, in Isola, Slovenia. Colours were added just yesterday. Without knowing any word of Slovenian language, I could understand that they were really telling big secrets to each other.

"Postcarding" continues....

Some new color pictures are under work. "Night shift" with pencils therefore continues.

"Postcarding"

Some models of my postcard drafts. First of them, a drawing of sleeping Aarne (Golden Retriever), is already printed with the aid of my friend. Techniques: color pencils and calligraphy felt-tip pens.

Two drawings of Petäjävesi Church, Central Finland

The old Petäjävesi Church is a cultural target, protected by UNESCO. I like to visit it on warm, sunny summer days because the fine, old buildings and the tranquil churchyard, located on the shore of the lake. Petäjävesi is situated some 30 km westward from the city of Jyväskylä - I'll recommend a visit there if you are travelling in Central Finland!

A tall lady with her dog.

One of last summer's drawings has now got its colors. The dog was added into the picture just today to give some life into the front area. I chose his photo, among several ones, from a Dog Handbook (he isn't therefore Aarne, my GR) and I wish that he "sits" well there, by the lakeside of Jyväskylä Harbor.

Sleeping Aarne, the Golden Retriever

This color-pencil picture represents sleeping Aarne (2,5 years)and the warmth which he radiates into the surroundings. This gesture is, by the way, very typical sleeping position of dogs, called "kieppi" in Finnish.

The Fisher Lady

I have to admit that my wife is a much more experienced fisherman than I myself. She is responsible for the fishing with the net - I only row the boat and take photos (and sit at the net...). This picture tells about a sad situation during mid-summer evening when very few fishes can be found - but, in opposite, late May and early June give us overwhelming big portions of pikes, breams, whitefishes and pike-perches.

This picture was based on a photo. First the main lines with a pencil, then with very thin (1 mm) calligraphy felt-tip pen and - at last - some shades with color pencils.