Born
1948 in Virolahti / Finland
Education
Translator/Interpreter (German/Finnish) 1969
Bachelor of Science (Econ) 1972
Languages
Finnish, German, English, Swedish
Work history
Intl. banking, Export Secretary, Marketing Manager 1972 - 1985
Entrepreneur 1985 -
Self-taught visual artist,
studied watercolor painting since 2008. In addition to traditional watercolors also familiar with the watercolor batik technique and watercolors on synthetic paper (YUPO).
Now also linocut, soft pastel, Encaustic and monotype printing techniques as well as image transfers, to add the creative possibilities and also create unique mixed media
artworks.
Sources of inspiration:
Anything! Often Finnish nature and wildlife, yet also common everyday things and objects – spiced with imagination. Playful approach with hidden stories. "Paintings are visual stories – stories are verbal paintings – both of them trigger my fantasy. I wish to
develop my visual skills further, to be able to share more freely my joy of life and love for nature through my paintings."
Exhibitions 2013 Naivists in Iittala, Iittala/Finland. Invited.
2014 Natürlich! (Naturally) Bad Breisig Kulturbahnhof/Germany. Solo exhibition
Outo, (Strange) Gallery Tärinä, Riihimäki/Finland (Photo art) , juried
2015 Luontoäidin kosketus (Touched by Mother Nature), Virojoki/Finland, with Ursula Wicki
2016 Jäppilänniemi Art Road, Imatra/Finland
2017 Metsä II, (Forest II) Akvart Gallery, Helsinki/Finland, juried
FabrianoInAcquarello 2017,
Fabriano/Italy, juried
IWS Ecuador, Quito and Ibarra /
Ecuador, invited
Kotimaa tää pohjoinen, (our Nordic home) Pieksämäki/Finland, juried (SAY)
IWS Slovakia; Bratislava, Presov and Budimir/Slovakia, juried
Katsopas kummaa! (Look at
that!) Hämeenlinna Main library, solo exhibition
Luontoäidin kutsu (Mother Nature inviting), Cafe Laurell Hämeenlinna, solo exhibition
Arte Nordica Fabriano 2017, Akvart Gallery, Helsinki, juried
2018 FabrianoInAcquarello 2018, Fabriano/Italy, juried
IWS Czech Republic, Prague, juried
Mielikuvittelijan Päiväkirja (Diary
of an Imagineer) , Hauho/Finland, solo exhibition
Koti, (Home) Akvart Gallery Helsinki, together with Anne Purho
Arte Nordica Fabriano 2018, Akvart gallery Helsinki
2019 FabrianoInAcquarello 2019, Country leader for Finland
Iittala Ensemble, Hattula/Finland, group exhibition
Super sweet dreams, Hämeenlinna/Finland, invited
Nature, Power, Beauty / IWS Finland watercolour festival, Helsinki, juried
Arte Nordica Fabriano 2019, Akvart Gallery Helsinki / organizer & exhibitor
Art Bridge Watercolour Biennale, St. Petersburg, Russia, juried
2020
Myrsky/Storm - Vöru / Estonia / juried
UrbinoInAcquarello . Urbino / Italy, juried /
exhibition postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
FabrianoInAcquarello, Fabrino / Italy, Country
leader for Finland / exhibition online only
due to COVID-19 pandemic; physial exhibition postponed, in Fabriano 2021
Arte Nordica Fabriano 2020 - Akvart Gallery, Helsinki / cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Iittala Village gallery & Cafe - project cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 Malaysia International Online juried Art Competition - category Landscapes, selected
Memberships SAY – Suomen Akvarellitaiteen Yhdistys (Finnish Watercolour Society)
HTS - Hämeenlinnan Taiteilijaseura (Hämeenlinna Artist’s Society)
NAS - Nordisca Akvarellsällskapet (Nordic Watercolour Society)
Hämeen Taideartteli r.y.
Akvart Gallery Coop.
raxuhelminen (at) gmail.com
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