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The linocut fish is colored blue and white and the eye is red. In the background, the sun is reflected in the water and the fish swims at the very bottom. Clay and small aquatic plants tickle the fish's belly. The background was made with soft pastels. The size of the picture is 15 x15 cm. The name for this fish comes from Aale Tynni's poem: "I find that I fit well into a happy and small riverbed."
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The "London Calling Epe" pastel/linocut is already in its place in its new home. And the place is absolutely amazing! The red sky of the Arsenal football team in the painting and the Emirates Stadium visible on the northern horizon are above the chair from Arsenal's old arena, Highbury Stadium. The chair is also made of red leather. It is an authentic seat from the Directors Box at Highbury, which was demolished in 2008. The chair has an original nameplate, which mentions its owner: the club's then main owner, Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith. The painting and chair greet those entering the apartment next to a coat rack. There is also a pop art picture of Johnny Rotten on the wall in the hall in its red frames, the owner's first art acquisition. What is it like to be in this club!
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Englantilaisen kuvittajan Naomi Wilkinsonin "Still Life" / "Asetelma" on vuodelta 2020. Musta, oranssisilmäinen kissa istuu kellanruskealla lattialla. Taustalla näkyvät vaakasuorat lattialistat ja pinkki kukkapurkki mustine lehtineen. Asetelma on tosi pelkistetty, mutta rauhoittava. Työ on todennäköisesti kollaasi.
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"Still Life" by English illustrator Naomi Wilkinson is from 2020. A black, orange-eyed cat sits on a tan floor. In the background, horizontal floorboards and a pink flower pot with black leaves are visible. The still life is very simple, but calming. The work is likely a collage.
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In this fourth version of a linocut fish, a tropical fish colored with yellow-brown stripes swims among the waves. The background is, as usual, soft pastel, now quite bright blue water, small, white waves and a reflection of the sun. The size of the picture is 15 x 15 cm. The picture was named after P. Mustapää's poem: "There is no shore, oh Thesis".
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The third linocut fish is more colorful. The fish has blue, purple, red, yellow and green stripes made with colored pencils. The eye is shiny yellow. The background of this fish is deep blue water made with soft pastels, into which the sunlight is reflected in rays. The size of the picture is 15 x 15 cm. The picture was named after a verse from Lauri Pohjanpää's poem: "The day was a hot, the waves were moving".
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The second linocut fish is blue and white. Only the eye is red. Behind the fish, soft pastels also created blue and white water, where a few rays of sunlight are reflected. The size of the image is 15 x 15 cm. The name came from a verse from Lauri Viita's poem: "Under the waves, if not ahead".
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I made a few test prints of smaller linocuts of two fish. I tested coloring the fish by hand, testing them for a larger work. The colored fish alone seemed so lonely on white paper that I made a background of water with pastel chalks. This yellow-brown-gray fish has greenish water in the background. The picture was named "Only the blue of the forest, the green of the water and the flowers turn red" from Pertti Nieminen's poem Omnia mea. The size of the fish picture is 15 x 15 cm.
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The English artist Frances Bond (1905-1978) painted many cat paintings. And often the cats were white and fluffy, like in this card. Here, the cutie looks with her yellow-green shiny eyes in the middle of purple flowers or a flowering bush. Each flower is carefully painted separately and the green of the leaves stands out beautifully in the sunlight.
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Now this mixed media work I made for a fan of the Arsenal football team is probably finished. As requested, the Emirates Stadium over the roofs of London and the red color of Arsenal in the sky have been added to the picture. This "order" was really nice to do as I am an Arsenal fan myself. The work was named London Calling Epe, adapted from The Clash's song. The size of the picture is 50 x 30 cm. The sky is soft pastel and the birds, moon and view of London are linocuts.
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The London sky was filled with a lot of Arsenal football team red, suitable for a Arsenal fan. . There was also some yellow in this colorful sky. The moon is also a cheese yellow, with a bit of silver among the yellow. This must be the spring sky after sunset. There is still blue sky above among the clouds and the last light of the sun is visible as yellow over the Emirates Stadium and the rooftops of London. Still needing little finishing touches...
