Description: Unohdetut runot, Osa 2: Havuhonka hampahilla
Forgotten poems, part 2:
From his mouth grew the dark green fir-tree

My final degree work, part 2 of the three parts. The all three parts took me 8 weeks to finish. The first two weeks I was waiting for the correct paper I wanted. The last four weeks I was working daily and the last 21 days to the grand opening I worked literally about 12-16 hours per day . But this was worth it.

This was the piece I worked on longest time. The spruce trees on the front took a lot of time to finish. I wanted to make in the bacround a very traditional Finnish landscape painting. I think that turned out nicely.

Watercolours on paper
Frames: pinewood and wood stain
Size with the frame: 126 x 222 cm

The text in the painting is from Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. The English version can be found from the internet. Here is the part of the poem in the painting:

"Itse virsikäs Vipunen,
Mies vanha varaväkevä,
Tuo viruvi virsinensä,
Luottehinensä lojuvi,
Haapa kasvoi hartioilla,
Koivu kulmilla yleni,
Leppä leukaluun nenässä,
Pajupehko parran päällä,
Otsalla oravikuusi,
Havuhonka hampahilla."

Kalevala, 17 runo, säkeet 57-66
Kalevala, 17th poem, verses 57-66