Monday, January 19, 2015

Digitally Drawn Faces And More

I progress in using digital pen as a art medium. It's easy for me to start drawing a face - and lately that has lead to these outcomes:





I also found myself drawing my favourite animals, bunnies. :)
The more furry one was very hard to get done...



Saturday, January 17, 2015

City Dweller in Forest

What I most enjoy in my new neighbourhood is nature. It really is something else compared to the parks I took walks in the last place I lived. Now, no parks but forest! ♥


I feel grateful and humbled being able to smell, see and hear all the life around the woods. And it's all just 10 minutes away from my home. :) I wish I could present here the smell of pine trees, the scent of ground in warm days and all those tiny details...


Uudessa asuinpaikassani on parasta lähimetsä. :) Olen kertonut siitä lähes kaikille, jotka tapaan. Entisten puistokävelyiden sijaan pääsen nyt ihan oikeaan metsään kymmenessä minuutissa!



Metsässä kävellessä kaikki aistit kertovat jotain mielenkiintoista. Ja koska hajuaistini parani marraskuussa tehdyn poskionteloiden operaation jälkeen, metsän tuoksu on parasta, mitä voin kokea. :) Voi kun sen tuoksunkin saisi tänne blogiin kuvien oheen...


Friday, January 16, 2015

Back to Blogging :)

Hi! Hope your year has started well! I'm starting to get more cosy in my new home - one can actually call the apartment as home these days. ;)

This blog post I started already a month ago but... I found myself mixing Christmas bakings and decorating my house, and unfortunately not blogging.

The cardboard hearts I covered with gesso and home-made colour sprays.

Today I thought this is as good day to continue as any. There are things to show! ;) I have a huge list of things I'd love to do soon. The end of last year was quite tiresom but now I want to start expressing myself. :)

This digital drawing is already somehow Spring-spirited. :) 
Although Winter in Finland is beautiful, it's sometimes dark and depressing. 
A bit of colours have their place among the season.


Monday, November 24, 2014

Hi!

Hi again!
I have been away quite a while, almost two months! It has been a struggle to get all the necessary things in order in my life. Finally I have moved all my belongings to a new place and cleared my way for a better life.


Hei vaan! Aikaa on kulunut lähes kaksi kuukauttaedellisestä julkaisustani, mutta tauon olen käyttänyt hyvin. Pääsin muuttamaan muutama viikko takaperin, ja pari tiukkaa puristusta tavaroiden siirto vaati. Omassa sopessa on ollut hyvä pohtia elämän virtauksia, mitä vaatia itseltään ja miksi. Näin kaamoksen aikaan elämän järjestely tuntuu tavallista vaativammalta. Pienet valonpilkahdukset ovat jotenkin tosi merkityksellisiä.

Järjestin itselleni aikaa toissaviikolla, vaikka muuton viimeinen puristus oli tekemättä. Ehkä rentouttavinta, mitä yöunia lyhentäneen hässäkän keskellä voi tehdä, on vapauttaa itsensä muutamaksi tunniksi maalaamaan. :) Alla oleva työ syntyi Päivin Intuitiivisen maalauksen kursilla. Tekniikka oli helppo oppia, ja se ei vaatinut sellaista alkusuunnittelua, johon saatan ajoittain jäädä jumiin. Intuitiivisuus jäi mieleen soljuvana työmenetelmänä. Kiitos rauhoittavasta ilta-kurssista, Päivi!

Above is a work from an intuitive painting workshop held by Päivi from Peony and Parakeet. That really relaxed my mind among this consuming moving process. I guess a break with wtercolours is something I could use more regularly. :) Almost like meditation!

For now, I seek some time for myself. I certainly feel like my self-expression is starting to open, so I'll look forward to publish some new stuff here :)
Great to be back! XXX

Saturday, September 20, 2014

During Breaks - Digital Drawings

Busy week at work went actually quite nicely. Thanks to yoga classes (twice, yay!) and going early to bed I had more energy than usually. I feel anxious to find a new apartment nearby -  but inexpensive small apartments are rare, sigh...

Here are outcomes of my art moments, during short breaks at Saturdays...



Viikon varrella on työtunteja kertynyt, mutta yllättävän hyvin olen jaksanut. Päätin suosiolla jättää iltatekemiset ja satsata yöuniin, hyvä päätös. Loppuviikkoon ehdin sovittaa kaksi joogatuntiakin, jotka nollasivat ylikierroksilla pyörineet ajatukset.

Uutta asuntoa itselleni tulee jatkuvasti etsittyä, mutta budjettiin sopivia ei ole juurikaan näkynyt. Säästölinjalla elo jatkuu, siis.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Going through a Change for Better Life

The last month has been in a manner speaking windy. I have realized I need to do some changes in my live in order to feel well and have more energy.

As for now, nothing changes quickly. I work to save money to get where I want - living by myself. Sometimes admitting to yourself that your previous big decision does not work out is tough. I certainly took my time, wishing life with my ex would eventually get easier.

Allthough this is sad, it's a start for something new. I plan to find more ways to relax and listen to my inner voice.




My decision has opened my eyes for other changes too. Next week I'll go to a lecture to re-think my professional goals as well. That'll be exciting and motivating!

(Allthough creativeness tends to suffer when life gets windy, I found a medium for short bursts: The drawing in this posting I made with an application on my Samsung tab. Getting a grip of new instrument is more like playing, and thus relaxing.)

Take care of yourselves, xx

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

A Peek of Colourful Fairies

Hi again! As you might have noticed, I'm have taken a summer break from blogging and craft projects. But not entirely! Here's some technique experiments from June - I took my oil pastels out and sketched a couple of fairies.

With oil pastels I also used a lot of watercolour, and a bit of sparkling mists! This combination is all about colours, so I left black out completely.



Heippa taas! Olen ottanut vähän "omaa lomaa" askartelusta ja bloggaamisesta tänä kesänä. Ajattelin kuitenkin rikkoa hiljaisuuden tällä keijuprojektillani. :) Värikkäät kokeilut syntyivät öljypastelleilla luonnostellen ja vesiväreillä ja misteillä täydentäen. Musta väri oli helppo jättää pois, ja eivätpä nämä työt sitä kaipaakaan.

Kun kesä ja helteet vielä jatkuvat, jatkan minäkin vielä hiljaiseloa tovin, kaikenlaista tekemistä kun riittää. Mukavaa elokuuta jokaiselle! :-)

/ Thanks for reading this! I'll continue blogging little less frequently - got still a lot of summer things to do. Hope you'll have a great August! xx