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Warpaint @ Flow Festival 2011The whole set on my Flickr.  All the shots were taken at Flow Festival in Helsinki on August 2011. This was my first true attempt on live photography and I ended up getting really excited about it. All the criticism is very well appreciated as I am very new at this! I had never heard of Warpaint beforehand but I really enjoyed them live. They were lovely to take pictures to.  The lights were pretty red but I tried to make it work. On the other hand I liked the pink touch on the pictures so I didn’t want to completely erase it.

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HelsinkiMore pictures of Helsinki in my Flickr.

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Dallas Green, 2011 Water colors on paper This is a portrait of Dallas Green, who is known for his work as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. As much as I love that band, I have to admit I’m a bigger fan of his melodic acoustic folk sidekick City & Colour. I love his style, tattoos and the gloomy hope in his eyes so much that I could paint a thousand pictures of him. None of this still compares to my love for his music in particular. Music inspiration: City & Colour - Bring Me Your Love (album, 2008) For sale. Part one deviantART

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Satellite Heart, 2011Watercolors and marker on paper  So pretty, so smart Such a waste of a young heart! What a pity, what a shame What’s the matter with you, man? Don’t you see it’s wrong, can’t you get it right? Out of mind and outta sight Call on all your girls, don’t forget the boys Put a lid on all that noise! I’m a satellite heart Lost in the dark I’m spun out so far You stop, I start But I’ll be true to you Music inspiration: Anya Marina - Satellite Heart For sale. 

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Oliver Sykes is the lead singer of the band Bring Me The Horizon originating From the UK. He is also known for his higher piched screams rather than cookie monster screams produced by most metal bands. He also owns the clothing company called Drop Dead. And according to Urban Dictionary is “known for his stupid stunts, tattoos, and his scene hair.” (I love Urban dictionary, it makes me laugh so badly every time.) I met the man in January. The world of internet can be cruel at times, and as I had been doing my research as a journalist I had been implied more than once about Oli not being a nice guy, especially to journalists. I’m a pretty sensitive spirit so I take everything to heart but I’ve decided to not judge anyone I haven’t met personally. I have to admit I was still really nervous about meeting him after all that talk since I tend to get a bit awkward(er) around people that aren’t nice to me. However, I was glad to be there to prove the stupidity of the internet. Oli was far from an a-hole, he was friendly all the way and despite the tattoos covering most of his skin - quite adorable. I was interested in drawing a portrait of him because his looks is quite identifiable. He has this roughness and depth in his eyes, and his tattoos seemed really fun to re-create. And they were! This was a really fun piece to draw. Music-inspiration: Bring Me The Horizon - There Is A Hell, Believe I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret For sale Pictures of the creation process in my blog DeviantArt 

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Maja IvarssonAcrylic on canvas Maja Ivarsson is a Swedish singer and a lead vocalist of the Swedish new wave band The Sounds. I’v seen The Sounds live multiple times on different festivals but never took interest in them until lately. I think Maja is absolutely gorgeous and I love her style so much that I’ll probably paint more of her in the near future. Music inspiration: The Sounds For sale. Pictures of the creation process at my blog DeviantART 

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For the lack of a better word, I assault with a gesture. Music-inspiration: Collarbone - Torn Blank Paper For sale  This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010. DeviantArt 

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Music-inspiration: Johnny Cash - Hurt For sale 

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Disco Ensemble, 2011Acrylic paint  This painting was inspired by an the album cover of First Aid Kit from Disco Ensemble. It portraits the softer sister dove of the rough eagle on the album cover.  Music inspiration: Disco Ensemble - First Aid Kit (album, 2005) For sale. deviantART

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Undo, 2010Acrylic paint  This painting is the sequel for the painting Running Man (2010) that portraits a man running through the city during morning twilight. It’s the blue moment, when the street lights are just about to fade and the night is turning into day. The man has made the mistake of stopping just for a while, taking a breath from everything in his life and only in that moment has he realized how truly scared he is when standing still. So he picks up his feet and keeps on running. Undo portraits the same man later on his journey; unable to fulfill the empty spots in his life, to make up for his mistakes or to find the answers he needs, he buries himself in to the sand to escape from the anxiety. Music inspiration: 15 Minutes Before The Dive - Running Man, Smak - Head In The Sand This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010 For sale. This story is remotely related to paintings about the woman who keeps on running. Part 1 / Part 2

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Tiger Teeth, 2010Acrylic pint This painting is inspired by a song by Paper Route called Tiger Teeth. To my understanding, the songs tells a story of jealousy, a woman who’s never satisfied enough to the information she gets and is unwilling to trust. Milk teeth won’t hold the man tight enough, so she tights her tiger teeth around him. Music inspiration: Paper Route - Tiger Teeth This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010. For sale. deviantART

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Underneath, 2010Watercolors  Most of the people who learn that this painting is based on Biffy Clyro’s song The Captain, can’t see the resemblance. I usually paint inspired by the overall atmosphere of the song or by the lyrics. This time I chose the lyrics and faded out everything else. Music inspiration: Biffy Clyro - The Captain This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010. For sale. deviantART

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Astronaut, 2010Acrylic paint  This painting is is a sequel for a painting called Free & Alone. That painting is based on a song that in my interpretation tells the story of a woman who leaves everything behind; her relationships, pets, job, car… What’s left she changes; her sheets, last name and phone number. She runs away from absolutely everything. She learns how to close up, how to avoid straight eye contact and how to spend the holidays alone. She wants to be free, free and alone. But somehow she ends up being free and lonely instead. Astronaut is inspired by a song with the same title. The woman from part one keeps on running and she becomes so incredibly free and alone that her running speeds up, gravity loses all meaning and suddenly her feet are miles off the ground. She drifts in space without a destination with her only hope being she’d never come up with one or arrive there. The song Astronautti is from the album of Pariisin Kevät called Astronautti, the painting is inspired by the cover of the album. Music inspiration: Chisu - Vapaa & Yksin (part 1), Pariisin Kevät - Astronautti (part 2)  The album cover art: Rami Mursula and Ville Vauras. This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010.  The story of the woman who is free and alone is remotely related to the story of the man who keeps on running. Part 1 / Part 2

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Empire, 2010Acrylic paint  Simply enough, this painting is revolved around one simple line in a song: “Empire, I was built around your heart.” ‘Nough said. Music inspiration: Aiden - Let The Right One In This painting was part of the Chasing Lights art exhibition in August, 2010.  Sold. 

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The girl without the pearl earring, 2009Paint  The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. This painting is a statement to that painting. This lacks the color and the earring, it’s just a girl simply without anything at all. Music inspiration: Amélie soundtrack. Sold.