25 hakuosumaa

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  New Blog

  I started a new sketch blog: http://sasalainen.blogspot.com/ I will also slowly start reposting the lost pictures here but otherwise I won't update this blog anymore.Farewell / 辞, 2012 (440), 75 X 4...

  16.08.2012 | Kommentteja 14 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Rainy Day in Beijing

  Grey Day Magic, 2012 (477), 100x53 cm, ink and Chinese color on xuan paper...

  11.08.2012 | Kommentteja 13 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Dammit!

  I found out that the photo servers of the blog service provider were totally destroyed and all the sketches from last 3 years are gone. Of course I have them on my laptop but I don't know if I want to...

  08.08.2012 | Kommentteja 13 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Space

  I like the feeling of the space in this ink painting. It is from a new group I just got back from mounting. I'm still thinking the names for them. My teacher suggested 'Ten-Thousand-Lotus Pond' for t...

  28.06.2012 | Kommentteja 38 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Stamps

  I just sold some paintings. Since most of my paintings don't have a stamp yet, I had to add it before sending the work to the buyer. Stamping is quite scary business. The place, shape and size of the ...

  20.06.2012 | Kommentteja 16 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Floating

  Took photos of some new paintings and managed to get them to Flickr. Next I should start thinking about this week's IF challenge 'faded'... (The work below looks quite faded so it would almost do but ...

  28.05.2012 | Kommentteja 14 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Lakeside

  Back to my blog after 3 weeks of friends and relatives visiting Beijing. Had fun time but it is great to be drawing and painting again too. Here is some new work I got today back from mounting. Lakesi...

  09.05.2012 | Kommentteja 8 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Illustrator's Lounge

  Just noticed that there was a small presentation of me in Illustrator's Lounge, made already a couple of months ago. This old little paintings was among the work chosen to illustrate the story.Camelli...

  12.04.2012 | Kommentteja 7 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Behind A Window

  Another favorite from the latest set of ink paintings:Behind A Window / 在窗户后面, 74 X 46 cm, 2012 (415), ink and mineral color on rice paper Had to post this just to test and celebrate that my...

  07.04.2012 | Kommentteja 3 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Flower Wheel

  Got back 12 paintings today. This is one of my favorites.Flower Wheel / 花轮, 74 X 39 cm, 2012 (416), ink and mineral color on rice paper...

  05.04.2012 | Kommentteja 3 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Coral Reef

  Some work I did after my trip to the Philippines in February, got it back from mounting this week....

  31.03.2012 | Kommentteja 3 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Philosopher's Home

  Visiting Finland, no time to do new sketches. Next week back in Beijing and by the drawing board!Philosopher's Home / 哲学家的家, 31 X 31 cm, 2011 (372), ink and color on handmade rice paper...

  08.03.2012 | Kommentteja 3 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Black Hibiscus

  Black Hibiscus / 黑芙蓉, 2011 (371), 100 X 52 cm, ink and color on handmade rice paper Spent all day taking photos of my new ink brush paintings, tweaking the photos, naming the paintings, pu...

  10.02.2012 | Kommentteja 5 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Inspiration

  Inspiration / 灵感, 2011 (355?), 41 cm, ink and mineral watercolor on rice paper I got back a bunch of ink paintings, all of them round. My technique is quite 'violent' and my paintings are often t...

  05.01.2012 | Kommentteja 3 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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  Round

  Got back 14 ink paintings from double-papering, 9 of which happened to be round, which is also Illustration Friday's theme this week. Lucky me because otherwise I would have been too busy to create an...

  29.11.2011 | Kommentteja 7 | Sasa's Sketchbook

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