Memorial picture of Vyborg, 70x110 cm. Oils.

I decided that I should paint a memorial picture of my birth town. - What kind of a poet is someone who cannot even write a memorial poem, said Arvo Turtiainen to his colleagues who were crying down the verses that he had written for labour festivals. So even the painting of a memorial picture requires not only courage but also professional skills these days. Courage, because modern artists do not represent anything in their paintings. I climbed up the hill in Tervaniemi Park making the necessary preparations on a divinely beautiful summer day.

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