Coin Woman

Woman. 1 Coin. 2014-15. Pastel, Oil, Compressed Charcoal. 22" x 15." Casey Klahn.

From Finland

The Lake. Arrangement in Blue. 2014. 

8.25" x 11.3"

Pastel

Casey Klahn

Feast

Special hour in Kemijarvi. Following a brilliant dinner we enjoyed the Finnish sauna.

Finland was a fabulous time. I taught 10 artists in a 5 day workshop. After this, I traveled to Saint Petersburg, Russia to visit Matisse. More on that later. 

With Love

I'll write more about my Finland and Russia trip as soon as I get my land legs back. For now some rest, but always sweet memories of Lapland, Helsinki, The Baltic Sea and Matisse.

Getting on the Airplane

Please allow me these moments of glee as I get ready to board the plane for Europe. The brief is that I will be teaching a workshop above the Arctic Circle, in Lapland. I'm afraid I couldn't find any hip Beatles songs about that experience, but since I will be adding a side trip to Russia, Back will do just fine.

Stay tuned here for photos and updates about the workshop in Kemijärvi , Finland, and I'll be creating and posting some pastels as well. I have an affinity for places in the north, and am really looking forward to seeing this delightful and remote corner of Europe. 

Back in the, er.., Russia, I just clued-in that St. Petersburg is known as the Venice of the North. I want to see the big Matisse paintings held there, and maybe I'll get to play Sargent as best I'm able, and paint some canal scenes, too. 

For the more playful, here is the Beatles illustrated trip to Russia. Couldn't help myself.

Finland in August!

Information.

August On The Arctic Circle

FINLAND! You Heard Me.

August 4-8, 2014.  See Differently and On Color!  Workshop.  Plus, plein air work.  
Rovaniemi, Fi.

Not affiliated with Hello Lapland!  Sounds like good people, though!