Exhibition: Kristiina Nickel – Love in Nature

Paintings by Kristiina Nickel, an artist from Keuruu, are on display at the Lobby Gallery of Lehtiniemi Service Centre. The exhibition features fifteen works, most of them made with acrylic paints, along with a few watercolours. With her colourful works, Nickel hopes to bring joy, warmth and a sunny mood to the cool autumn weather. 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 shining on the water; in the patter of rain that lulls a person 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 main work is titled “On Wings”. It was created as she watched the swans migrating last autumn. She saw them gather, prepare to leave and wait for favourable winds. Then the right day came, and they took flight, proud and strong. In their wake, a quiet inlet remained.