Exhibition: Kristiina Nickel – Love in Nature

Paintings by Kristiina Nickel, an artist from Keuruu, are on display in the Aula Gallery at Lehtiniemi Service Centre. The exhibition features fifteen works, most of them made with acrylic paints, along with a few watercolours. Through her colourful works, Nickel wants to bring joy, warmth and a sunny mood to the coolness of autumn. Nickel depicts love in nature in her works. In her view, it can be seen in many ways: in flowers with their enchanting scents and hues, or in the evening sun reflected on the water. It is there in the patter of rain that lulls a person into gentle sleep, in the meeting and first glance of a pair of foxes, or in a mother bear’s care for her cubs. The exhibition’s main work is titled “On Wings.” It came about as she watched the swans migrate last autumn. She saw them gather, prepare to leave and wait for suitable winds. Then the right day arrived, and they took flight, proud and strong. In their wake, a quiet cove on the lake remained.