Elina Tammiranta-Summa
Basic information
b. 1958, Koijärvi
Visual Artist
Residence: Espoo
Contact information
Email: tammirantasumma@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
My paintings are aquarelles on paper.
I have chosen so due to the sensitivity and the challenging nature of the technique. The paintings are based on multi-sensory experiences and the effect they have on me. I depict phenomena which I cannot put into words.
A painting is just a painting, an innocent child of a patient and joyful process.
The process is slow and it is based on trust to the powers of composition and colour. The layeredness of tones and the illusory depth within a colour are some of the methods I consciously use. The names of my paintings have to do with music or with an experience of a place or, sometimes, with immersing myself in the nature of a colour. I paint with a seeker’s curiosity.
I have chosen so due to the sensitivity and the challenging nature of the technique. The paintings are based on multi-sensory experiences and the effect they have on me. I depict phenomena which I cannot put into words.
A painting is just a painting, an innocent child of a patient and joyful process.
The process is slow and it is based on trust to the powers of composition and colour. The layeredness of tones and the illusory depth within a colour are some of the methods I consciously use. The names of my paintings have to do with music or with an experience of a place or, sometimes, with immersing myself in the nature of a colour. I paint with a seeker’s curiosity.
