Äidit ja lapset (Mothers and children) Whimsical but also how it's created

but also how it's created is that of a child

The impressions I gather during my travels found their first expression in sketches

and painted using that as a reference

sunflower season

Rya rug dyed with:

Äidit ja lapset (Mothers and children) Whimsical but also how it's createdThis work is an allegorical representation of mothers as symbols of abundance and protection. The female figures, depicted nude with soft, rounded forms, are placed upon a table in an open air setting framed by mountains and a bright blue sky. One mother, breastfeeding two children, leans toward another as if sharing a secret, while handing her a small cluster of grapes, a gesture rich with symbolic meaning. Executed alla prima, the painting retains