Exhibition: Kristiina Nickel – Love in Nature

Paintings by Kristiina Nickel, an artist from Keuruu, are on display in the Lobby 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 hopes to bring joy, warmth and a sunny mood to the chill of autumn. Her paintings depict love in nature, which, she says, can be seen in many ways: in flowers with their enchanting scents and shades, or in the evening sun reflected on the water. It is in the patter of rain lulling someone into gentle sleep, in a fox couple meeting and exchanging their first glance, or in a mother bear caring for her cubs. The exhibition’s principal 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 favourable winds. Then the right day came, and they took flight, majestic and strong. In their wake, a quiet lakeside cove remained.