Timmy gave a presentation to the English Speaking Union of Finland in the stunning setting of the Amos Anderson Gallery in Helsinki. (October 2009)
Timmy talked about his love of the work from great Finnish artists from the Golden Age and showed ten of his paintings from recent trips to the region.
Welcome to the Capital of Finland!
Timmy tries to make sense of it's weird and wonderful language!
Outisde the studio of Finnish artist Pekka Halonen!
At work on one his watercolours
Timmy helps to unpack the paintings!
Now where do we put this?!
measuring the perfect position.
Richard Lewis and Kirsy Gates from the ESU
Patrick Dudley covets Dive In!
70 people gather in anticipation...!
Timmy in action..
Looking as you would expect!
John Kronbert buys Summer dreaming... "Summer Dreaming has already find a new home at my summer cottage in south Nauvo!" Johan
which wall will it hang on, Marja?! " found a good place for the painting and I enjoy having it.
It also refers to many of my own memories" Marja
a little piece of Mallett magic for your wall, Julia...
Sunflowers with a Bash for Kari! "It was a great experience to listen to Timmy. I really admired the way he was able to make us see our own country thru the paintings of Pekka Halonen -and his own paintings. A special talent!"
The coastal sunset is a knockout!
The evening is organised by the splendid Michael Gates!
Now who's going to have this on their wall first?!
Click
here to see Timmy's paintings of
faces (including famous names like Ulrika Jonsson, Lorraine Kelly, Clive Woodward) from his own village of Cookham in celebration of the
Queen's golden jubilee.
What's Timmy up to at school? helping year 5 paint an enormous 