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autumn red by BLOGitse

it’s autumn…

  Hi everyone! We can see it, we can feel it, autumn.   Soon nights will be below zero…   I walk and shoot photos at the same time…       The picture above inspired me to paint with watercolors…   hahah, not very good but it was meditative to play with colors…  

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oat on color by BLOGitse

ho-ho-holiday…summer holiday

will start on Monday…   I’ll be offline until September, yes! It will be traveling, a painting course, hopefully more sun and warmer days!   We eat oatmeal porridge every morning – our tummies are happy! 🙂   I’ll be back after oat threshing here in Finland.         negative colors    

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bright night 20.6.2017 at 22 29 pm by BLOGitse

natural light nights in Finland…

It’s midsummer weekend, midnight sun, the sun remains visible… I shot this the other evening     Check how it looks in Northern Finland   Utsjoki: Tie970 − Nuorgam − Tenojoki: Play lifetime   Here’s a google map showing the web cam location Nuorgam, Lapland, Finland       On Wed 21.6.2017 at 7:24 it

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peony bud 9.6.2017 by BLOGitse

water + color…

    together is watercolor 😆   Last couple of days have been SUNNY and WARM!   I bought a pile of 300 g paper from England. Oh, and have I painted – yes, yes, yes! I really like that paper and I must, must order more of it before all 100 sheets are gone……..

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one of my suns by BLOGitse

Fri 9.6.2017 sunrise 3:59 – sunset 22:42

  and we have full moon today here in Southern Finland! I wake up every morning 5 am because it’s so bright (I get up later though).   We’ve been painting outside walls, planted grass seeds (hopefully good ones), organizing furniture and stuff inside… This sun we bought from Egypt when we lived in Cairo…

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The Saimaa ringed seal, saimaannorppa in Finnish by BLOGitse

hey, hey it’s still May

  You have still time to watch this little fellow     ‘The Saimaa ringed seal, saimaannorppa in Finnish, is one of the rarest seals in the world.’   LIVE HERE     Maybe you’ve noticed I’ve been away a couple of weeks… I’ll be on and off near future too. I don’t have time to be

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texture painting more layers (not ready) by BLOGitse

coffee and watercolors…

    Hi everyone! We’ve had a beautiful, sunny week! wow! Every morning I’ve painted something and then enjoyed sunbathing in our terrace…   I’ve put more layers on this canvas – now it looks like this, not complete yet.       Paint Party Friday     I’ve played with coffee. A few coffee

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gentleman in long winter coat by BLOGitse

a gentleman

  This week has been a dentist week – we made a plan for crowns etc. Feeling a bit nervous, blue, I haven’t had inspiration to paint nor drawing. But I found this gentleman I made in January.   ‘a gentleman in a long coat’       Paint Party Friday     How has

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red-veined dock with 9 leaves by BLOGitse

leaves and flowers

    viiiiiuh! zakaboooo!   That’s how fast days are flying… I’ve tried to paint and draw but end up just doodling… better than nothing. Here’s one.       red-veined dock / villisuolaheinä   for   January’s Theme Art challenge ‘a title with a number’   9 leaves   teemakuun haasteeseen: 9 lehteä  

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