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Draw series of pines at Hailuoto island. There is many beautifull pines. Not a tall but quite thick and hardy stubborn trees

I start to create more drawings with colors

Playin with light and shadows. Plus one with real shadows

Bearskullpine A new bigger version of my earlier drawing In the Finnish mythology killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn't been murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine.

Bear was most respected animal in Finnish mythology It was born in the skies on the shoulders of the seven stars of the Great Bear From there, the bear was let down to earth in a golden cradle with silver straps, into the forest

Sketch for future artwork

Reference photo is old B&W slide that my father took long time ago

My first try of lino cut

I start this just doing random doodling at upper black part and because it looks quite nice i start to search reference from my phone. Found one shot month ago at beach with dramatic clouds