Exhibition: Kristiina Nickel – Love in Nature

Paintings by Keuruu-based artist Kristiina Nickel 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 outlook to the coolness of autumn. Her works depict love in nature, which, she says, can be seen in many ways: in flowers with their enchanting scents and hues, or in the evening sun reflected on the water; in the patter of rain lulling someone into a gentle sleep; in the meeting and first glance of a pair of foxes; or in a mother bear caring for her cubs. The exhibition’s main work is titled “On Wings”. It was inspired by Nickel watching 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 wing, proud and strong. In their wake, a quiet inlet remained.