| The web site
of Sami Suomalainen ( Samiarto ), Illustrator and noted Fine
Artist working and residing in Toronto, Canada. |
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 'Conversation On The Beach' Oils
on panel / 12" x 16" / in the collection of the artist.
"Two children are talking on the beach.They have
wheels for legs, stripey cylinders for bodies, rubber toothpaste
for arms and funnels for mouths. Who said there are no such kids?
-- Of course there were not. But now there are, right here, see
for yourself!!" |
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Illustration:
Lobster Press:
Sami is proud to announce the Spring '07 release of
a refreshing interpretation of the famous |
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see a larger view and some amazing inside spreads,
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Wordsworth poem "I
Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" for Lobster Press.
__Slated to be released internationally
later this year, Sami's eye-opening imagination brings to life
this well-loved poem in the form of a fully illustrated, hard
cover book that is sure to become a keepsake.
__This book will be available at
Indigo in Canada and at better book stores everywhere. |
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Groundwood Books:
Sami is proud to announce the second in a series of
two children's book covers for Groundwood Books, here in Toronto.
__"After Sylvia" is the
sequel to the |
award winning novel
"The Secret Life of Owen Skye" by Alan Cumyn.
__Ask for it at better book stores
everywhere. |
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TV Ontario: Sami is proud to announce he has recently
been chosen by TVO to illustrate two in an ongoing series
of books, which relate to the popular programing TVO is famous
for.
__The first, titled "Creativity",
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TV Ontario cont'd:
aid to the self-improvement genre of programming at TVO.
__The second is a children's song
book with over 30 songs, each with its own illustration.
__More details and samples to follow
upon publication! |
Editorial:
Northern European Xpress: During the past year now, Sami has
provided the policital/social cartoons for the Northern European
Xpress -- an English language weekly newspaper serving the Scandanavian
community. |
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Sami
Suomalainen was born in Tuupovaara, Finland. He won
his first art competition at age four, the prize awarded by Fazer
Company. After completing his art education in Helsinki,
Finland, Sami came to Canada. Ever since then, he has been
working full time as a freelance artist.
His work includes commissions for portraits, landscapes, and
book illustrations. He has illustrated numerous books for
children that are sold worldwide in all major languages including
Chinese.
The artist's style is impressionistic and several mediums are
employed ranging from pen and ink to oils, watercolours and acrylics.
Documentary films about the artist have been made by the Finnish
National Television and Radio Association in Helsinki, Rogers
Cable Television in co-operation with the Canadian Multicultural
Program in Toronto, and the National Broadcasting of Finland.
Sami's paintings are in numerous important collections in North
America, Europe, and Scandinavia, including the Canadian Art
Archives.
To see a few examples from Sami's many expressionistic styles,
click on the categories at the left. Experience and discover
for yourself what others have been talking about . . . the expressive
art of Sami Suomalainen.
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