About Me
I am a painter and graphic artist from Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland.
My journey with art began in lower secondary school in 1987. I received top marks in art class. After upper secondary school, I considered applying to the University of Art and Design Helsinki. However, gaining admission would have been uncertain because I cannot draw and am colorblind – although my art teacher told me that some famous painters, like Vincent van Gogh, were colorblind! Instead, I decided to apply to Tampere University of Technology, and I was accepted.
My major at Tampere University of Technology was paper converting technology, which covered graphic technology: handling originals, printing theory, printing methods, and printing inks. I also attended a course in industrial design, one of the lectures of which was given by Jukka Pellinen, Professor of Visual Communication at the University of the Arts Helsinki. I was so enthusiastic about industrial design that I was the first to arrive at the lecture to welcome him. At the end of the lecture, he asked me for a ride to the bus stop leading to the railway station, and of course, I gladly gave him a lift to that stop - I was so dedicated and passionate about the whole design thing at that stage of my life.
I have spent my professional career in the software industry, touching on graphics. During my studies, I had a one-man advertising agency; I designed newspaper ads and websites. Additionally, I volunteered to layout a sports club's magazine for almost 10 years. On my vacations, I have enjoyed visiting art museums.
A New Beginning
In 2019, I started painting with acrylics. I hadn’t created any actual artwork for over 25 years and wanted to see if I still had the skill. I realized I didn’t. I tried again in the fall of 2023 and found that it still wasn’t working. In December 2023, after clearing my work backlog, I tried painting using a graphic design program on my computer. Surprisingly, art graphics started to flow like an assembly line. During the winter of 2023-2024, I created around 50 digital artworks. I understood that my works were constantly improving, and I even created some masterpieces in my opinion.
In the spring of 2024, I began painting with acrylics again. The paintings turned out much better than in 2019. Something had unlocked in my mind the previous winter. I also started creating mixed media paintings: first, I paint the base of the painting with acrylics, then take a photo of the painting and finalize it using a graphic design program.
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Examples of My Artworks
