A wonderful little square near our apartment. The trees are a strange species from Argentina, called ombu.
Author: Matti
Barcelona Sketches
We spent three weeks in Barcelona, and that was too short. I only had time to do a few sketches, but I think the city will continue to inspire my paintings for a while.
Interior courtyard in Paris, 6eme arrondissement.
Pont neuf, Paris
A few rare days of sun in wintertime Paris.
Old stone bridge
Sketching in the park.
The narrow dirt road that crosses the stream here used to be a major highway for horse-drawn carts travelling across Finland.
Summer evening
Spring is late
It’s already Easter and the snow keeps on falling.
Kiasma art museum, Helsinki
This building by Stephen Holl manages to be too big and cramped at the same time. Not only does it look like a Zeppelin hangar from almost all sides, the inside has surprisingly little actual hanging space. This is because a third of the floor space and the full height of the building is taken by the lobby and an oversized ramp. See video here: www.kiasma.fi/kiasmainfo
My next drawing of this square will include the tents of Occupy Helsinki. It was too cold to draw outside so I had to seek refuge in a café. Yes, the occupiers have been there all winter – at -25C and 50cm of snow.
This was my first field test of Neocolor II crayons. Here they are combined with Supracolor II pencils.
Zanzibar Gem
I bought a new plant for my desk. It’s supposed to be able to withstand all kinds of mistreatment – let’s see how it fares here.
Mille Croquis 