Re: A Finnish Artist Minna Vainio

From: Tom Richards (thoms@ici.net)
Date: Mon Nov 23 1998 - 03:03:26 EET


Minna: Enchanting! Thank You.
At 02:29 AM 11/23/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I'm 31 years old Finnish Artist.
>
>I invite you to my virtual gallery. http://koti.icenet.fi/~jarvinen/
>
>I make both oil and watercolour paintings.
>When I paint, the most important things for me are the colours and
>the atmosphere of the work I am creating. I use various shades of
>purple, blue, green and orange. The source of my works is my
>imagination and my dreams. During 1997, mermaids, dolphins and angels
>were the prevailing theme in my paintings- I wonder if the reason is
>the fact that I was pregnant? Well, maybe those angels were a sign,
>because a child died. So many paintings I have made in 1998, are the
>part of story. I have also regularly returned to dancers and other
>female figures in my paintings.
>
>In the course of my career I have experimented with various styles
>and themes, ranging from realistic landscapes to charcoal drawings
>and collages. On the whole, however, you could say that the style I
>feel most comfortable with has elements of styles such as surrealism
>and expressionism.
>
>All comments, questions and suggestions are welcome.
>
>Yours
>Minna Vainio
>jarvinen@icenet.fi
>Minna Vainio Virtual Gallery: http://koti.icenet.fi/~jarvinen/
>Add:
>Karviaistentie 292,
>21380 Aura,
>Finland
>
>

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